MRSA Notes

I just want to direct your attention to a comment left on one of my earlier posts about salon acquired infections:

I am writing to you about this website. I am an investigative producer with the ABC affiliate in Albuquerque, NM. I am trying to track down anyone who’s received an infection, fungus or otherwise as [...]

If you are in central Florida and are the victim of a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection (doesn’t have to necessarily be MRSA), someone is looking for a spokesperson. If you will email me at christina@b5media.com, or leave a comment if you are interested, I will get you in touch with the right person.
Awareness, [...]

In a gesture of good will and marketing sense, PURE Bioscience has donated 200 gallons of its new silver-based high performance, low toxicity disinfectant, Staph Attack, to the City of San Diego’s First Responders. They have led the horse to water, let’s pray that they take a drink. Then invite their other horsey [...]

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 [...]

I am looking for people who have dealt with HA-MRSA in New Hampshire. If you fit the bill and would like to talk to someone about your experiences, please leave a comment, or email me at christina@b5media.com .
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See what a great job April did talking about her battle with MRSA - I know I have heard from many of you who saw the show on CNN, I hope more of you will see it now and learn more about this bacteria, and how you can prevent it. Thanks again April for [...]

In case you missed it - April did an amazing job for CNN! Come join us in the MRSA forum if you would like support or just to talk about your experiences with MRSA.
Here is the transcript:
COOPER: It is a common germ that’s morphed into a super bug. In hospitals, it causes an estimated [...]

Another mention in the mainstream media - these are few and far between, but thankfully MRSA is getting a little more attention every day.
April, one of our forum members, and her family were featured on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees tonight. Way to go April!! April told the story of her infection and [...]

The Discovery Channel is running their 3rd annual National Body Challenge for their viewers and has generously offered MRSA Resources 3 of the series companion books to give away to our readers! Read to the end of this article to see how to win one of them!
Here is more information about the National Body [...]

Just to share a tidbit of non-MRSA related, but Christina Jones related news:
Probably not too many of you ’round these parts would have much of a clue what I am talking about, but the AboutWeblogs network where I have 2 (more) blogs (The Beauty Blog, and The Birthday Blog) have merged with [...]