MRSA Slows Down, New Superbug Ready to Pick Up the Pace

Would you like the good news or the bad news first? The good news? Okay, here it is - according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, severe MRSA cases in healthcare settings fell by 28 percent between 2005 and 2008, possibly because of successful preventive measures.

So...now for the bad news. While MRSA appears to be waning, a new superbug is waiting in the wings. According to an article published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, British scientists are warning that a gene known as NDM-1 has been found to be capable of altering bacteria to become almost impervious to antibiotics. The bug has already been found in the U.S. and could continue to spread people travel to India and back. The bug has also been found in the U.K., Netherlands, Canada, Australia and Sweden.