MRSA Notes

The Washington Times begins its article about HA-MRSA awareness with a bang:

The family thought about suing the hospital, but Maureen Daly said it was not possible because infection was listed as a risk that the family accepted in authorizing Mrs. Daly’s surgery. It is a common predicament faced by those contemplating litigation.
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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 […]

No kidding. I think it is almost common knowledge that a huge amount of hospital infection comes from the use of urinary catheters, so it only makes sense that they would finally do a study on this. So now, researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA hospitals in Seattle […]

This is a bit of a sad statement, to say the least. Showers not “cool?” Since when did showers have a coolness factor anyway. This is what you do, for your health. We are the adults, we make the rules. If the wrestlers don’t want to shower, they don’t wrestle. […]

Eva is a 19 year old in Washington state (I think!) who is battling an MRSA abcess in the armpit which presented itself directly after a battle with the flu. Remember that MRSA absolutely will take any opportunity to grow when your immune system is weakened - do what you can to keep yourself […]

From the Washington Post (must register and login):A Frightening Off-Field Foe
Brandon Noble needs crutches to walk, and he has been relegated to spending much of his time at home on his sofa. When he’s lying in bed at night and needs to move his […]

From The Daily World (Washington):
Staph infections, including MRSA, occur most
frequently among patients in hospitals and health care facilities,
because of weakened immune systems and opportunities for staph to
invade — such as surgical wounds, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
But for some reason,
community-acquired […]

Seattle Weekly: News: Contagion in the Jail by Rick Anderson
County jail and health officials insist their aging 1,700-bed downtown King County Correctional Facility is safe, and they’re doing their best to keep it disease-free. But two superbugs have been discovered at the jail in the past 23 months, one of them continuously sweeping the population—and […]