MRSA and superbugs
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David Cameron calls for global response to superbugs
1 Jul 2014: Prime minister to announce inquiry into why drugs have not emerged to combat 'one of the biggest threats facing the world'
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12 Sep 2014:
Close to real-time tracking of deadly superbugs such as MRSA promises to close down outbreaks faster and save lives
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2 Jul 2014: Not so super, really, but powerful enough to withstand much of what modern medicine has thrown at them. That's why David Cameron is calling for a global response to tackle the problem
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2 Jul 2014:
Chief medical officer welcomes prime minister's demand for global action to combat problem
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2 Jul 2014: Prime minister to announce inquiry into why drugs have not emerged to combat 'one of the biggest threats facing the world'
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19 Jun 2014: Barrier around infectious cells can be defeated, say British researchers, potentially overcoming their resistance to antibiotics
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24 May 2014:
Modern wards must be redesigned to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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26 Nov 2013: Government reassure consumers of low risk to health from infected birds following discovery of new type of MRSA on farm
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15 Nov 2013: Letters: There are real risks to human health from mega farms because of their routine use of antibiotics
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11 Mar 2013:
The Chief Medical Officer has warned of the rise of superbugs with a growing resistance to antibiotics. How many do we take and which countries take the most?
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11 Mar 2013:
Warning over rising death toll as antibiotics fail to tackle rising incidence of 'gram negative' bacterial diseases
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24 Jan 2013: Lethal drug-resistant organisms mean threat must be listed on register of civil emergencies, says chief medical officer
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9 Dec 2012:
Researchers use powerful genetic techniques to reconstruct disease's route around the world from North America
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18 Nov 2012: The availability of huge amounts of data, and our increasing ability to utilise it, is transforming many fields of human endeavour, writes John Naughton
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10 Oct 2012: Are waiting lists, mixed wards and hospital infections really all down? Are the numbers of doctors, dentists, midwives all up?
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27 Sep 2012:
North Staffordshire hospital says two babies died in July due to Serratia marcescens infection, while third is in isolation
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