A study conducted by Queen's University and Antrim Area hospital has found that one in four residents of private nursing homes in the Northern Board area carry MRSA infection.
The researchers reached this conclusion after examining 1,111 residents and 553 staff in 45 homes located in this area from December 2005 to July 2007.
Super-oxidised Water Found Effective Against MRSA
Oculus, a Californian firm has claimed to have developed super-oxidised water, which speeds up healing of a wound.
Oculus, a Californian firm has claimed to have developed super-oxidised water, which speeds up healing of a wound.
The details of the study appear in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Natural Products to Treat MRSA, Cancer Via Genome Mining
Big pharmaceutical companies made a mistake in giving up using soil bacteria as a source of antibiotics, say researchers who have now used 'genome mining' for finding new natural products
Big pharmaceutical companies made a mistake in giving up using soil bacteria as a source of antibiotics, say researchers who have now used 'genome mining' for finding new natural products
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MRSA may Be Controlled by 'Minority Report'-style Display
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have developed a new hand gesture recognition system like the one in the futuristic Tom Cruise movie 'Minority Report'
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have developed a new hand gesture recognition system like the one in the futuristic Tom Cruise movie 'Minority Report'
