Can Breastfeeding Help Protect Against Ear Infections in Infants?
A study of nearly 400 children aged 2 or 6 months finds that children who breastfeed have a lower incidence of acute otitis media than children fed formula. Albert Sabirov, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States Poster Session 113, Paper G2-1301 Summary Available Nasal Decolonization of Counselors Cuts Wrestling Camp MRSA Infections in Half At a 28-day wrestling camp, where just a year before even strict hygiene guidelines and daily skin checks were unable to reduce the number of MRSA skin infections, researchers were able to cut the infections rate in half by testing coaches and counselors for nasal carriage of MRSA and decolonizing them when necessary. Bruce Anderson, University of Minnesota, Burnsville, MN, United States Poster Session 113, Paper G2-1313 Summary Available Day Care Safe from MRSA, Families Not So Much A study of MRSA colonization at a medical university daycare center finds low rates of colonization among children and c
