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Mobile operators get fixed price spectrum renewal in $3b Government windfall

The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.

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MRSA, a super-resistant germ, hits the beach

Science - Health



Dr. Roberts states, "We do not know the risk for any particular beach, but the fact that we found these organisms suggests that the level is much higher than we had thought." [AFP]

She adds, "I am not telling people not to go to the beach…." However, "Hygiene is always important and make sure you get all the sand off ... and cover cuts and bruises on the skin.”

A 2007 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that MRSA infections in U.S. hospitals doubled between 1999 and 2005, going from 127,000 to 278,000. [CDC: "Hospitalizations and Deaths Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 1999–2005"]

Another CDC-led study, also in 2007, showed that MRSA was responsible for 94,360 serious infections in the United States in 2005 and that 18,650 of those infections resulted in death while being treated in hospitals. [CDC: “MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Healthcare Settings”]

For additional information on MRSA, please read the WebMD article “Understanding MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus).”

Also, take a look at the CDC article “Overview of Healthcare-associated MRSA.”

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