Hospital superbug treatment hope
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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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A new strategy for combating antibiotic resistance could turn back the clock and make old antibiotics useful again. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is spreading at an alarming pace.
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Think of germs as gangsters. One thug lurking on a corner you might outrun, but a dozen swaggering down the street? Yikes. Bacteria make their own gangs, clustering quietly in the body until there's a large enough group to begin an attack. This is the next frontier in fighting drug-resistant superbugs. The idea: Don't just try to kill bacteria. The bugs will always find a way to thwart the next antibiotic.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Drug-resistant superbugs are   present in Canadian hospitals in higher than expected numbers,   according to a study released on Wednesday, spurring a   recommendation to "hit them early, hit them right and hit them   hard."
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A British scientist invents a new test to identify the MRSA hospital "superbug" earlier.
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Targeted cleaning to tackle MRSA hotspots is key to reducing hospital infections, an experts says.
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Montreal health officials believe the deadly C-difficile bacterium is spreading from hospitals into the city. Dr. Sandra Dial says she was surprised to learn that two McGill students became infected with the superbug.
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Antibiotics could one day be used for more than killing bacteria and may help patients suffering from neurological diseases, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Scientists say initial studies show promising results for a vaccine which could combat a common type of bacteria.
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This Australian seaweeed could yield a new treatment for cholera and perhaps a whole new type of antibiotic medicine, scientists said yesterday.
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UK researchers have developed a way of using light to detect the presence of bacteria.
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US researchers have found a way to use an antibiotic to correct a flaw in cancer cells that allows them to avoid the normal death process.
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Sixteen hospital deaths in the Northern Trust area are linked to an outbreak of the superbug C. difficile.
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An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults. That&#39;s according to two of several
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Idea that hospitals should be fined for every patient who contracts a superbug nothing new, says Labour
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The government is launching a proactive fight to tackle MRSA and other hospital infections.
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Scientists have claimed that essential oils usually used in aromatherapy can kill the hospital &#39;superbug&#39;, MRSA. According to researchers at the University of Manchester, tests carried out