HAIR SPRAY THREAT TO PREGNANT WOMEN EXPOSED BY SCIENTISTS
December 1st, 2008
BY MONICA DOBIE
A EUROPEAN Union (EU)-funded Euro 4.6 million research project will develop new antibiotics to combat highly drug-resistant bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa. This accounts for a significant percentage of hospital-acquired infections. The AEROPATH project is led by the University of Dundee. Meanwhile, Ireland's University of Limerick will coordinate another EU-funded Euro 5 million project investigating using nanotechnology to fight another superbug - staphylococcus aureus - that triggers MRSA infections.
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A EUROPEAN Union (EU)-funded Euro 4.6 million research project will develop new antibiotics to combat highly drug-resistant bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa. This accounts for a significant percentage of hospital-acquired infections. The AEROPATH project is led by the University of Dundee. Meanwhile, Ireland's University of Limerick will coordinate another EU-funded Euro 5 million project investigating using nanotechnology to fight another superbug - staphylococcus aureus - that triggers MRSA infections.
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