• Surgihoney has been tested in Hampshire hospitals for a year. • Wounds, ulcers and MRSA healed within days thanks to the honey. A new honey has been produced that has had ‘amazing’ results treating wounds and infections. The bio-engineered product Surgihoney was tested on babies, new mothers, cancer patients and the elderly for over […]
A simple three-minute blood test could tell GPs whether a patient needs antibiotics. Not only could this help avoid patients suffering nasty side-effects from taking unnecessary drugs, but it could also tackle one of the greatest threats to modern health — antibiotic resistance. The test tells a doctor whether the patient is suffering from a […]
THREE patients have died in Scotland after catching a new strain of hospital bug Clostridium difficile (C.diff) – the first cases of their kind in the world. All three were treated in the same health board area and two were in one hospital at the same time. Health Protection Scotland (HPS), which is responsible for […]
Although most hospitals have taken extra steps to reduce Clostridium difficile infections, many say they see no difference in infection rates. Also this week: a novel lung cancer drug wins “breakthrough” status. No Reward Seen for Extra Effort on C. Diff Many hospitals that instituted new programs to reduce Clostridium difficile infections have not seen […]