A non-randomized study in Annals of Family Medicine found people who drank hot tea or coffee had nearly 50 percent lower odds of carrying MRSA in the nose, though why is unknown. A separate report tied lower vitamin D in inpatients to higher costs and service use.
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Tea and coffee help fight superbug
Drawing on 2003-2004 NHANES data, Eric Matheson's team found adults who drank hot tea were 47% less likely to carry MRSA in the nose than non-drinkers, with a similar reduction among coffee drinkers. About 1.4% of the population carries MRSA in the nose.
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Nearly Half of U.S. Meat Tainted With Drug-Resistant Bacteria
A study of 136 meat and poultry samples from 80 brands across 26 US grocery stores found 47% carried antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and more than half of those bacteria resisted at least three classes of antibiotics.
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Protect Yourself from MRSA
MRSA resists beta-lactam antibiotics and spreads in hospitals mainly on hands, especially staff hands. CDC advises asking doctors, nurses and visitors to clean their hands, asking how long catheters or drainage tubes must stay in, and learning wound care before going home.
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Drug resistant Staph found in one in four meat samples
Lance Price's team tested 136 meat samples covering 80 brands from 26 stores in five cities and found 47% carried Staphylococcus aureus; of those, 52% resisted at least three classes of antibiotics. The work appeared in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Recognize and Prevent MRSA Infections
As children head back to classrooms and sports, the CDC explains how to spot a MRSA skin infection: a red, swollen, painful bump, warm to the touch, draining pus or accompanied by fever. It spreads through direct contact, shared towels or razors, and contaminated surfaces.
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Animals Can Harbor MRSA
Mercola points to journalist Maryn McKenna's reporting on MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant staph strain that kills 19,000 Americans a year, and to Grist's note that up to 70 percent of US antibiotics go to feedlots, where a novel MRSA strain has been found.
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Superbug may originate from India - study
British scientists reporting in The Lancet say UK patients carrying the NDM-1 superbug, resistant even to carbapenems, acquired it in India, often while travelling for surgery. Indian lawmakers dispute the claim, citing drug company funding and harm to medical tourism.
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MRSA in Healthcare: Key Things You Should Know
An explainer on MRSA in healthcare settings: it spreads mainly on hands, hits patients with surgery, catheters or weakened immunity hardest, and can cause bloodstream, surgical-site or lung infections. Patients are urged to ask staff and visitors to clean their hands.
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Worldwide Superbug Threat Frightening
Researchers at Cardiff University and the Health Protection Agency described NDM-1, a gene that leaves bacteria resistant to virtually all known antibiotics and passes easily between species. Most UK cases traced to travel and hospital treatment in the Indian subcontinent.
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