Fight ?superbug? with soap and water (Queens Courier)
There?s a superbug out there that has killed a schoolchild, sickened strapping New York City firefighters and reached into the heart of Queens, infecting a St. John?s University undergraduate, but experts say the miracle defense is on your sink....more...Letter sent to parents by Norman Public Schools (The Norman Transcript)
Following is a copy of the letter sent to parents and guardians of Norman Public Schools students regarding a reported staph infection. We are writing to inform you of a health issue that has recently received a lot of media attention and is understandably a concern for parents....more... Daycare centers see increase in MRSA infections (Dothan Eagle)
Learning to share toys and crayons is one of the basic things children are taught in preschool, but sharing germs is another story....more... "Gimmie less" of Spears's unoriginal new single (Rochester Campus Times)
A few years back there was a Rachel in a sitcom. She was funny in an "I'm stupid," self-denigrating, laugh-at-her-not-with-her manner, and she usually made allusions to her licentious ways when it came to relationships. So, early on in "Friends," Rachel was most precisely described by the terms "dumb" and "easy....more... THE AUTHORITY ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND LOSS PREVENTION (Occupational Hazards)
ADD OH ISSUE HEADLINES ON YOUR DESKTOP! You can now add HLR headlines to or or any other RSS reader by using our feed. Also receive a custom newsletter on just the industry you are interested in....more... Professionals consider staph germs serious Schools being more vigilant in trying to prevent infections in students (Forrest City Times-Herald)
In response to concerns of parents and school officials, the Arkansas Department of Health has issued some guidelines on dealing with community-acquired staph infections in Arkansas, and at least two local health professionals report they are already doing all they can....more... Once upon a time... (Rocky Mountain News)
It wasn't dark. It wasn't stormy. It wasn't even night. If that wasn't insult enough, it was a bright, sunny day. The sky was clear, and the foothills were postcard-perfect, even through the grubby picture window in the suburban Denver home....more... Non-hospital superbug on increase locally (The Post and Courier)
Shane Drawdy woke up with a pimple on his chin ? hardly a notable event for a 15-year-old boy. Over the following three days, the spot worsened to an abscess inside his mouth. His mother, Patricia Belcher, shuttled him to a dentist, a doctor and the emergency room. But Shane continued to grow listless. When his throat began closing up, Belcher rushed him back to the hospital....more... The Morgellons mystery (Daily Herald)
Four years ago, Mary Leitao plucked a fiber that looked like dandelion fluff from a sore under her 2-year-old son's lip. Three pediatricians, three allergists, two dermatologists, and many misdiagnoses later, she realized she had a problem....more... |