Biophage fights deadly MRSA bacteria.(NEWS)

There are rapidly increasing occurrences of life-threatening Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) outbreaks in hospitals and schools across North America. MRSA infections are increasing at an alarming pace. The U.S. government estimates that MRSA sickens more than 90,000 people per year and is responsible for more deaths than AIDS.

A review in the November 2007 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases reports that the number of infections increased over 7 percent each year from 1998 to 2003, while the economic burden to hospitals increased by nearly 12 percent annually (from $8.7 billion to $14.5 billion in 2003).

Biophage Pharma is a Canadian …