Overuse of antibiotics is putting patients in danger, and hospitals are some of the worst offenders.
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Report: 100% drug-resistant TB discovered in India
by healthcarebus January 23, 2012
Doctors in India are reporting the country’s first strain of “totally resistant” tuberculosis has infected at least 12 people.
Does your morning coffee protect against MRSA?
by healthcarebus July 19, 2011
Coffee and tea drinkers are less likely to carry the antibiotic-resistant superbug, according to new research.
New strain of MRSA discovered in milk
by healthcarebus June 10, 2011
Just what we all needed: A new source for hard-to-kill MRSA infections!
Bedbugs: The newest vector for MRSA
by healthcarebus May 13, 2011
As if they weren’t creepy enough, bedbugs have now been discovered to harbor drug-resistant bacteria.
‘Superbug’ is spreading, now in California
by healthcarebus April 8, 2011
Patients in California are now becoming ill with a deadly infection as the hard-to-treat superbug makes it way into health care facilities across the nation.
You won’t believe what they can transplant now
by healthcarebus January 12, 2011
In an effort to battle C. difficile infections, some doctors are transplanting poop into patients.
Antibiotic resistant infections cost $20B per year
by healthcarebus October 21, 2009
Doctors who over-prescribe antibiotics are exacting a heavy toll on the bottom line — and overall patient care.
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