Cholesterol Lowering Drug May Render Staph Bacteria Harmless
In their efforts to develop new treatments for drug-resistant staph infections, scientists have obtained positive results using a cholesterol lowering drug that never made it to market. Researchers believe that cholesterol reducing compounds known as squalene synthase inhibitors may work on staph infections, including methicillin resistant staph, by rendering the bacteria vulnerable to the [...]
MRSA Infection Kills Western Washington University Student Chris Feden
A Western Washington University student succumbed to pneumonia this week after being diagnosed with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. 20-year-old Chris Feden of Tenino, Washington died at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham after a week long illness that began with flu-like symptoms.
The Western Washington University junior was brought to the school [...]