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FDA warns Purell to stop claiming hand sanitizers help kill the flu, Ebola and MRSA
The FDA fired off a warning letter to Purell's parent company, Gojo Industries, over their marketing claims that the hand sanitizer could kill viruses such as the flu and Ebola.
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How to Protect Yourself Against MRSA at the Gym
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Giant’s tight end Daniel Fells may not play again after losing part of his foot to MRSA, a drug-resistant staph infection. The bacteria, known as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become more common with the widespread use of antibiotics, says Dr. Aran Degenhardt, M.D., from Sports Medicine at Chelsea in New York. While MRSA used to be found primarily in hospitals and nursing homes, it can now be spread in gyms and other areas that involve crowding
