Fears over deadly hospital bugs
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Rates of infection with the deadly Clostridium difficile  bug rise in English hospitals, while MRSA rates  fall only slowly.
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Doctors fear stripping hospitals of key services such as A&E will lead to the eventual closure of the sites.
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British scientists are developing a vaccine to combat the life-threatening Clostridium difficile hospital bug.
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It&#39;s too early to tell whether this flu season will be severe, but some doctors are worried a major outbreak could cripple the nation&#39;s emergency rooms.
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A deadly bacteria that attacks the  intestines of mainly elderly patients is showing up with more  frequency at a handful of Ontario hospitals, Joshua Tepper, the  Canadian province's acting chief medical officer of health,  said on Tuesday.
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Virulent norovirus has forced at least 70 hospital wards across England and Wales to close to new patients.
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Health inspectors intervene to protect patients at an NHS hospital after they discovered it was in flagrant breach of hygiene regulations.
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Twenty-three consultants at a west Wales hospital attack say bed cuts are causing 'significant difficulties'.
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NHS inspectors have issued their first warning to hospital bosses for breaching the NHS hygiene code.
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Seven hospitals across Wales shut wards due to an outbreak of stomach bugs.
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UK scientists are developing a vaccine to combat the life-threatening Clostridium difficile hospital bug.
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One in 10 patients entering a European hospital can expect to catch an infection there and drug-resistant microbes caught through healthcare are a rapidly growing threat, EU health officials said on Thursday.
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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Ministers set out measures to step up the fight against hospital infections, and say they are getting to grips with the bugs.
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HONG KONG: Health authorities in Hong Kong are investigating the outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness in a hospital that has infected 28 children.
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The number of deaths linked to a hospital bug called C. difficile has outstripped those due to MRSA.
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Singapore health authorities have expressed concern over the tropical disease melioidosis following the deaths of 23 people out of 57 cases from January to July.