MRSA 'could be treated at home'
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Experts on MRSA say that up to a third of people with the bug could be treated at home and not in hospital.
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A lotion which is available over-the-counter in chemists is as effective at treating acne as a course of antibiotics, researchers say.
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THE PRODUCT: Instant Chemistry Quick Lunchtime Face Peel  THE CLAIM: "Get the same results at home as you would if you were to go to the dermatologist during your lunch hour.
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NEW YORK  - Among people with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection caught in the general community (rather than in hospital), more than 20 percent were dead within a year, according to new research findings.
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The government is launching a proactive fight for hospitals to tackle MRSA and other infections.
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It can cover at-home care, too -- not just nursing-home care.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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A drug-resistant type of "superbug" bacteria called MRSA is more than eight times as common as believed in U.S. hospitals, putting patients at risk and posing a big hygiene problem, experts said on Tuesday.
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The UK's MRSA problem may be due to highly contagious clones of the superbug, says a scientist.
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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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In the first case of its kind in the UK, a woman is suing a hospital for allegedly infecting her with the MRSA virus.
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Rates of the superbug MRSA are falling, but the potentially more dangerous C. difficile is thriving, figures show.
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NEW YORK  - Although home use of short-burst oxygen therapy is widely prescribed in the UK for patients with COPD, it may be helpful only in a small minority of patients, researchers report in the current issue of Thorax.
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The number of deaths linked to a hospital bug called clostridium difficile has outstripped those due to MRSA, statistics show.
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A lethal new form of MRSA is reported to be more prevalent among the gay community in the US.
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Treating severe pneumonia in children at home with oral antibiotics works just as well as treating them with intravenous drugs at a hospital as advised by the World Health Organization, scientists said on Thursday.
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Rates of infection with the deadly Clostridium difficile  bug rise in English hospitals, while MRSA rates  fall only slowly.