The organisation which runs all public hospitals in Paris is also being investigated. Depardieu, who has been forced to give up his acting career, has started an association to support and campaign for super-bug victims.The judicial investigation for manslaughter confirmed this week concerns the death in March 1999 of Fr?ric Pradier, who was infected with a form of gangrene after an operation for a cerebral haemorrhage at the Piti?alp?i? hospital in south-eastern Paris By a terrible irony, M. There are an estimated 800,000 such infections in French hospitals and clinics each year causing 4,000 deaths (roughly the same as the official number in Britain).The problem, which exists in all countries, has been dramatised in France by the decision earlier this year to amputate the leg of Guillaume Depardieu, 32, the son of the actor G?rd Depardieu, who had struggled against a super-bug infection since an operation after a road accident eight years ago.The younger M. You can ramble for miles, talk about everything from ecology to Elton John, and enjoy a refreshing pub lunch in the middle. Winning bid: £1,250, Stephen Barnard, LondonLot 13: How does your garden grow?Gardening is the new cooking is the new sex. You won't be able to show your face over the garden fence until you know your Aquilegias from Christina Aguilera.

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