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85Is MRSA Contagious?
There is nothing worse then seeing one of your family members, friends or roommates getting sick. Yes, it is very saddening to see them in pain, but there is also something in the back of your head hoping...
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67How to Prevent MRSA Staph Infections (Superbug) in Children
Earlier this week doctors and researchers announced new type of Staph bacteria that is resistant to all 18 antibiotics approved by the government. Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA (methicillin-resistant staph...
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74How Can I Protect Against MRSA?
MRSA is all over the news lately. What is it? What does it do? How does it spread? How do I know I have it? How can I prevent it? These are questions that my patients regularly ask me. Here are some answers I...
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76Medical Symptoms What are they? and Do I have it?
I have been nursing for nearly 40 years. I have seen a lot. People are more sick now than they ever have been before. And people are afraid. There are so many new diseases and illness, that it is difficult to...
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74ASK THE NURSE
by Helen Borel, RN,PhD ASK THE NURSE is your column for answers to questions patients and their loved ones need to, or should, ask about the kind and quality of healthcare you are entitled to from your...
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78MRSA Prevention
MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a form of staph infection that is resistant to many common antibiotics, including methicillin, oxacillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin. For this...
7 comments51MRSA
I was diagnosed with MRSA 11 days ago. I am concerned as i don't know what it is supposed to look like after 11 days of 'septra' antibiotic. There is a dark red round spot a little smaller then a dime still...
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60More Scary Than Swine Flu !
More Scary Than Swine Flu! MRSA-methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, the "Superbug" that resists antibiotics is now being reported in schools, gyms, and even day care centers.
0 comments67BOREL OPINION COLUMN: How Environment Impacts Evolution
by Helen Borel, PhD Foreword With minor editorial adjustments, the ideas in this article are substantially preserved and fully supportable for my 21st Century readers. Surprisingly so, since it was written...
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