MRSA What it is and how to prevent it
MRSA is an antibiotic resistant germ found on skin or in the nose. Colonization affects about 0.8 percent of the U S population, with many carrying MRSA without symptoms. While not all colonized people get infections, MRSA can cause skin infections pneumonia or sepsis and leads to about 19 000 deaths annually, with roughly 14 percent linked to community infections.
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U.S
MRSA Screening and Precautions at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
The hospital will test admitted patients for MRSA with a nose swab at no extra cost to patients or insurers. If positive, patients are placed on contact precautions with staff wearing gowns and gloves to prevent spread. MRSA presence does not indicate infection, and more information is available online or from the Infection Control Department.
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Eastern New Mexico Medical
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Enmme
CFCC Benefit Concert At ENMU Roswell Tonight
The Community Foundation of Chaves County hosts its third annual Benefit Concert at 6 30 p m today in ENMU Roswell Performing Arts Center. Local bands and singers perform classic rock R B country and Latin music with tickets 25 at the door. Proceeds support the foundation and United Way events follow with lunch on Monday.
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The
Community Foundation of
Chaves County
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
James King
Phil Miles
Royce Bragg
Tommy Martin
Joe Sedillo
Alex Palo
United Way
Roswell Convention and Civic Center
N. Main St
Peppers
Huffman
Community Club Meetings and Activities Roundup
Jingle Bob Club gathers Jan 28 at Elks Lodge 1720 N Montana Ave at 1130 AM for reservations 622 3028. PEO Chapter 7 meets at 1 PM Jan 28 at Sally Plett's home with Nanette Haines as co host planning 2010 2011. info 622 3778 or 623 7717. Woodcarving class at Roswell Center. $25 for 10 weeks. call 624 6718 to join list. King and Queen selection by ENMMC Senior Circle. nominate by Jan 29. voting Feb 1–10. questions 623 2311. Healthy Kids in the Park program runs Saturdays for K6 at various parks. dates Jan 30 to Jun 26. free. info 624 6720.
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Lone Spence
ENMMC
Rosie
Wilshire Center
N. Main St
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Senior Circle
Telephone Pioneers
Jingle Bob Club
Elks Lodge
Montana Ave
Sally
Nanette
Roswell
Missouri Ave
Paul
Anna PerMar
Chaves County
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Southeast New Mexico students excel at Regional Science Olympiad
On January 16 middle schools across the region competed in 23 events at New Mexico Tech Cloudcroft. Sidney Gutierrez Middle School A Team won first place to advance to the State Olympiad in Socorro on February 20 led by coach Jessica McGuire.
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New Mexico
New Mexico Tech
Cloudcroft
Sidney Gutierrez
Socorro
Jessica McGuire
Abbey Bell
Gus Liakos
Bio Process Lab
Nathan Nguyen
Javier Dykstra
Ben Morgan
Kylene Reeves
Bryce Peterson
Mitchel Latimer
Blake Maxey
Scooby Taylor
Alysha Guajardo
Adrian Lopez
Hayley Primm
Kayla Bell
Jet Murphy
Jesse Jennings
Alex Vivens
Jacob Pinon
Nitrogen excess in garden slows fruiting on tomatoes and cucumbers
An 8 by 16 foot plot with seven bags of manure and mulch created excess nitrogen, yielding lush vegetative growth but no tomatoes or cucumbers. Dr. Curtis Smith advises stopping manure and nitrogen inputs this year, noting raspberries may need nitrogen while strawberries may be spring bearers or overbearing varieties.
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Ron Walser
NMSA
Nmsa Extension Publications
Aces
Nmsu.edu
Curtis Smith
Nmsu Agricultural Science Center
Miller Road
Los Lunas
N.M
Curtis W. Smith
New Mexico State University
Cooperative Extension Service
NMSU
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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CFCC
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P.E.O
Sally Plett
Nanette Haines
Goldie
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National Institute For Staff and
Ray Torrez
Jeff Brady
Candi Miller
Rick Scifres
Miller
Scifres
ENMAR
NISOD
Austin
Texas
Bob Cates
Enmar Foundation
Angie Bersane
Mary Weber
Sonya Levario
Carolyn Tyler
Lorinda Wilkins
Frank Ramirez
Eva Watley
Michael O'Berry
Gina Jacobo
Gretchen Flanary
CWCD
Jessie Sjue
Anna Chavez
Linda Whitehead
Francis James
James Buchanan
Stacie Nason
Emergency Medical Services
Robert Phillips
Michael Buldra