A study released in JAMA this week found that half of ICU patients worldwide have infections. Check out the Reuters and Health Day articles for more in-depth coverage.

The Wall Street Journal looks at proposed ban on neckties for doctors, which are often carriers of dangerous germs.

The blog Mike the Mad Biologist analyzes the role of antibiotic resistance in both the House and Senate Health Reform bills.  He determines that though both bills address the problem, the real test will be in the details of implementation.

In the UK, a study found that sales of conjunctivitis drug recently turned over-the-counter have gone up by 50% in just two years, promoting fears of antibiotic resistance. The BBC quotes Dr. Peter Rose as saying “At a time when we are encouraging less reliance on antibiotics, the rise we found is concerning.”