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Diseases such as tuberculosis may become impossible to treat

via theStar.com By Jennifer Yang Global health reporter, theStar.comStory: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/04/30/drugresistant_bacteria_now_a_global_threat_says_who.html Growing fears of a post-antibacterial world could eventually become reality, as the WHO has released the results of its first global survey on the issue -the [...]

India ‘Has Lost’ Superbug War

By Joanna Sugden, Wall Street Journal, April 23 India has lost the war against the toughest forms of antibiotic resistance, largely because of poor sanitation, unregulated use of antibiotics and an absence of drug resistance monitoring, according [...]

Dirty hospital rooms a top concern for Canadians

One-third of respondents to CBC survey say patient room, bathroom not clean This story from the CBC recounts "3,500 submissions to an online survey about patient experiences done by the fifth estate as part of Rate [...]