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Preventing Hospital Infections Would Save Lives-and Billions Here's a good way to reduce health care costs: get serious about preventing the 100,000 annual deaths from MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections, which cost $35-45 billion per year to treat. [Consumer Reports Health]

Preventing Hospital Infections Would Save Lives-and Billions Here’s a good way to reduce health care costs: get serious about preventing the 100,000 annual deaths from MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections, which cost $35-45 billion per year to treat. [Consumer Reports Health]

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