MRSA & Hygiene
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Ice hygiene warning
Ice may make a drink refreshing – but it can also make it toxic, experts warned yesterday. Read more
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Bug that prevents asthma
The elimination of a stomach ulcer bug from western society may be fuelling increasing rates of asthma and allergy, according to a European study. Read more
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Copper urged to block food bug
Caterers might need to start serving their salads in copper dishes with copper cutlery. Read more
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New superbug found in milk
Britain’s rural communities may be at risk from a new strain of the superbug MRSA that is found in cow’s milk, experts warned today. Read more
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Hand gels no good for farms – UK experts
Families visiting "petting farms" to see spring lambs and calves need to remember some basic rules of hygiene to protect themselves from dangerous infections, according to British watchdogs. Read more
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Wound bacteria "checked" by honey
New research suggests that honey should be better exploited by modern medicine, a British scientist says today. Read more
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Good care key to child skin bugs?
Old-fashioned cleanliness may be the key to treating children with super-bug skin infections, researchers said last night. Read more
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Hospital bug drug hope
A new drug may make a powerful impact on the pernicious hospital infection, C.difficile, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Danger to babies from “slapped face syndrome”
Women who develop “slapped face syndrome” in the first trimester of pregnancy are at high risk of causing serious problems for their unborn babies, researchers have warned. Read more
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Global handwashing day
People are being reminded to wash their hands properly to prevent diseases. Read more