MRSA Notes

This article, from the Bahama Journal, is deeply offensive and just plain wrong. The point of the article is to berate politicians who apparently are trying to get Princess Margaret Hospital to clean up their act (more specifically their dialysis unit), and are blaming MRSA infections on the hospital’s cleanliness.

Regrettably, some politicians and one [...]

One of my long time readers, and a phage therapy advocate, sent me the link to this wonderful video about the state of phage therapy, and how it works. Phage therapy was used before the widespread use of antibiotics, and is only practiced in a few clinics in the world, and none in the [...]

I have a reader who has had recurrent problems with MRSA in her sinuses who needs to find a new doctor in Toronto - a referral to a good Infectious Disease specialist would be excellent. I know there are lots of Toronto folks around here these days, since this is the home of b5media, [...]

I think this is a really interesting story - The Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust in the UK has apparently been awarded as a Top 40 hospital for their outstanding quality in 2006.
Well, Doug Knight would like to give you the proverbial “rest of the story.” He says:

It makes my blood boil that [...]

Here are some links to some interesting MRSA related stories from over the weekend:
Jessica Snyder Sach wonders why MRSA is such big news in Canada and the UK, but it’s not getting the same media coverage here. Can you say “big pharma?”
My favorite natural doctor, Dr. Andrew Weil, addresses Staph infections and treatment with [...]

Lots of personal MRSA stories coming out now, for some reason. This is the story of Roger Jenkins, a wrestling instructor and a candidate for the Canadian Olympic team in 2004. MRSA attacked him 2 weeks prior to the Olympic trials, he has now recovered fully. One particularly interesting part of his story [...]

Welcome to another Theme Day at the Science & Health channel at b5media! We have come a good way over the past year in helping make folks aware of MRSA and here is an overview of some of the most influential events of 2006.
January 2006 - ESPN Broadcaster Jack Snow dies from complications from [...]

In an article published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, infectious disease experts warn of MRSA strains that are emerging and spreading with alarming rapidity across Canada. These are the same strains that have been working in the U.S. on our children and our athletes.

The resistant bacteria is an “old foe with [...]

It is not necessary, it is a convenience product to use in lieu of handwashing - right? Right.
British Muslims have made the news this week as apparently a few people refused the alcohol-based gels when visiting in the hospital due to religous reasons. There is an interesting and eye opening (to me, at least) post [...]

This is another good one from The Guardian - they have lots of good MRSA info, I think, because The Guardian thrives on sensationalism and has discovered MRSA to be a good topic. Regardless, check out this article, it answers some general questions about MRSA:

What is MRSA?
How dangerous is MRSA?
What about the new killer [...]