Babies infected in neonatal unit BBC News
Six babies on a neonatal unit in Norfolk develop a bacterial infection usually seen in the community.
LETTERS TO SANTA Clark County Democrat
Dear Santa, Hello my name is Briley Moore and I am 3 years old. My mama is writing my Christmas list. I want a four wheeler, truck, guitar and some clothes. I will leave you some Oreo cookies and milk. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Love, Briley Moore, Grove Hill, Al.
Q&A: MRSA and other killer superbugs Guardian Unlimited
Superbugs - including MRSA and the virulent stomach bug clostridium difficile - cost the NHS £1bn a year and though most cases are reported in hospitals they can be caught anywhere. What are these infections, and what can be done to halt their spread?
Arts figures who died in 2006 include Robert Altman, Shelley Winters CP via Yahoo! Canada News
(AP) - In films such as "Nashville," Robert Altman constructed a complex world, interweaving a large ensemble of players, famous and unknown, to portray human beings in all their wisdom and folly.
Health & Beauty Belfast Telegraph
The Health Protection Agency said three other nurses in the West Midlands hospital were among eight people who contracted the new, more lethal strain of MRSA, four of whom have infections including boils and abscesses. Two have died.
PVL: New strain of superbug targets the young, and its latest victim is an NHS nurse Independent
A nurse and a patient have died from a deadly new strain of MRSA after a superbug outbreak at a hospital.
Norovirus restrictions spread The Chronicle Herald
More Nova Scotia hospitals have had to close their doors to visitors after staff or patients came down with norovirus symptoms.
Hospitals act after rise in super-bug Liverpool Echo
HOSPITAL managers have ordered a cleaning crackdown to battle a deadly superbug. They have ordered the regular washing of bed wheels and are repeating reminders on hospital televisions for everyone to wash hands in a bid to cut cases of clostridium difficile.
Bed Bugs & Beyond The Village Voice
An outbreak of paranoia (and lint) sweeps the city (By Mara Altman)
Woman’s Norwalk virus death spurs limits on hospital visits The Chronicle Herald
A Halifax woman with Norwalk virus has died and more hospital buildings have been closed to visitors to try to limit the spread of the bug.

Howstuffworks "How do bed bugs work?"
There are a few known possible causes of bed-bug infestation, including picking up the bugs while traveling and carrying them home in or on a suitcase or
Insects in the City - Texas Cooperative Extension
Bed bugs. Adults 5 mm long. Flattened, oval-shaped insects that hide Slight irritation at time of biting; however causes no visible welts or bites.
Public Health and Medical Entomology
Bed bugs require blood in order to reproduce and complete their life cycle. and seeing bites may cause emotional distress in some people.
Your bed bug questions answered - 'Don't let the bed bugs bite
If you find bed bug, don’t spray them yourself. This may cause them to move That being said, I understand that bed bugs can cause a lot of stress,
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Specializing in bed bug control and how to kill bedbugs with Do It Yourself entomology fact sheet Invisible Itches: Insect and Non-Insect Causes).
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Infestations also may cause anxiety, em-. barrassment, and loss of sleep. How Infestations Originate. It often seems that bed bugs arise from nowhere. The
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whether bed bugs are present at all. Heavy infestations of. bed bugs have been shown to cause anemia in children. and the elderly. Bed bug problems in the
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In many cases welts develop, however, persons bitten by bed bugs may react differently. In some cases, the bite causes little inconvenience.
Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs
Environmental factors and food availability cause variation in developmental rates. Complete development of bed and bat bugs averages one and a half months.
Environmental Health >> Pests
Bed bugs live in and around furnishings, skirting and floor boards and bedding. Ticks inject a toxin that may cause local irritation or a mild allergic cause+of+bed+bug: , , cause+of+bed+bug