Israel probes hospital superbug
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Israeli medical officials investigate a superbug outbreak in hospitals that may have killed dozens of people.
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NEW YORK  - New research suggests that an outbreak of wound and bloodstream infections among U.S. service members in Iraq was acquired at contaminated field hospitals, not on the battlefield.
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Drug-resistant bacteria are infecting more people in community settings such as prisons and public housing, and not just in hospitals where such "superbugs" can run rampant, researchers said on Monday.
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Yasser Arafat underwent tests for viral infection and other ailments on Sunday after initial checks ruled out leukemia and any life-threatening illness, aides to the Palestinian leader said.
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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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Sixteen hospital deaths in the Northern Trust area are linked to an outbreak of the superbug C. difficile.
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Essential oils could kill the deadly MRSA hospital 'superbug', scientists have claimed.
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Health officials said the Brooklyn student had become infected with a virulent, drug-resistant strain of bacteria.
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HONG KONG - Health authorities are investigating the outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness in a children&#39;s hospital, where at least 30 young patients have been infected, reported Channel NewsAsia.
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Israel has agreed to let Palestinian  President Yasser Arafat go to a hospital in the West Bank city  of Ramallah if necessary and allow Jordanian doctors to come  and examine him, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday.
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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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US health officials are demanding better infection control methods in military hospitals after a number of infections were reported among forces injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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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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Six Tunisian doctors arrived in the West Bank on Saturday to examine Yasser Arafat, but aides dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian president&#39;s health had deteriorated and said he had flu.
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Pyjamas and bed linen made with silver cloth are to be used in hospitals to help fight the MRSA superbug.
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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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Yasser Arafat's nephew on Saturday handed a medical report to a Palestinian committee investigating the cause of the Palestinian leader's death at a French hospital on Nov. 11.