Doctors' coats banished to counter MRSA
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Alan Johnson, the health secretary, will today declare the long-sleeved white coats worn by generations of hospital doctors to be an MRSA-infection hazard that must be eliminated throughout the NHS in England.
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One single strain of bacteria is causing most cases of drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus found outside hospitals in the United States, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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A strain of MRSA that has never previously caused deaths in hospitals claims two lives, an agency reveals.
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Targeted cleaning to tackle MRSA hotspots is key to reducing hospital infections, an experts says.
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In three years' time, blood stream infections with the hospital superbug MRSA will have halved, the government will say.
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Potentially deadly staph bacteria may be easily defeated by the body's own immune system once stripped of their golden hue by a drug developed to lower cholesterol, according to new research.
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Hospitals can stem the alarming spread of a dangerous and drug-resistant staph infection by screening new patients and keeping them quarantined, say doctors who tried this novel approach.
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Doctors  and weather forecasters work together to cut hospital admissions for chest patients.
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British hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewelry for doctors &#151; and their traditional white coats &#151; in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-borne infections, according to new rules published Monday.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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FREDERICK, Md. -- Doctors in Maryland and around the country are increasingly using methods popularized by labor organizers to counter rising premiums for malpractice coverage.
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Scientists say they have made a blocker that could stop the lethal anthrax toxin from attacking the body.
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An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults.
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The government is close to hitting its MRSA target, but is accused of manipulating the data.
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Researchers claim to have  found a way to make MRSA vulnerable to the antibiotic it normally resists.
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MRSA compensation claims may become more prevalent as lawyers turn to workplace safety laws to pursue hospitals.
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A strain of MRSA that has never previously caused deaths in hospitals claims two lives, say health experts.