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NEWS
Warning over hospital bug

A leading Perth microbiologist is warning that a doubling in cases of a bacterial gut infection could be opening the way for more deadly and virulent strains to get into Australian hospitals Professor Thomas Riley from the University of WA said the rates of Clostridium difficile infection in WA had increased significantly in the past nine months... Read More

ARTICLES
Health Buzz Kids Increasingly Injured After Swallowing Button Batteries

More kids are landing in the emergency room after swallowing coinsized button batteries There were nearly 66000 batteryrelated hospital visits by children under 18 between 1990 and 2009 and the annual number more than doubled jumping from 2591 to 5525 Thats according to a new study published today in Pediatrics The situation is worst for children 5... Read More