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New study finds MRSA on the rise in hospital outpatients
The community-associated strain of the deadly superbug MRSA-an infection-causing bacteria resistant to most common antibiotics-poses a far greater health threat than previously known and is making its way into hospitals, according to a study in the December issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. view more (2009-11-24)
UK Scientists Create Medical And Food Safety Tool From Virus
UK scientists have found a way to explode deadly food-poisoning bacteria using an agent found in viruses. Professor Mike Gasson from the Institute of Food Research in Norwich discovered the potential of viruses while researching flavour development in cheese in the early 1990s. And with the help of Profos AG, an international company specialising... view more... (2003-12-18)
Antibiotics take toll on beneficial microbes in gut
It's common knowledge that a protective navy of bacteria normally floats in our intestinal tracts. Antibiotics at least temporarily disturb the normal balance. view more (2009-06-19)
Young Children Main Priority For Prevention Of Blinding Trachoma (pp 181, 198, 223)
Targeting antibiotics at young children and improving hygiene are key to eradicating a potentially blinding bacterial infection that affects around 150 million people worldwide, according to authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Trachoma is a preventable blinding condition that accounts for 10-15% of blindness worldwide. It is... view more... (2003-07-16)
Early treatment of stomach infection may prevent cancer
Based on research using a new mouse model of gastritis and stomach cancer, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that prompt treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections reverses damage to the lining of the stomach that can lead to cancer. view more (2008-05-01)
Antibiotics appear to be overprescribed for sinus infections
Antibiotics are prescribed for approximately 82 percent of acute sinus infections and nearly 70 percent of chronic sinus infections, despite the fact that viruses are by far the most frequent cause of this condition, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2007-03-20)
Anthrax attack posed greater potential threat than thought
A new study shows that more people were at risk of anthrax infection in the Oct. 2001 attack on U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle's office than previously known. view more (2007-01-05)
Pumpkin skin may scare away germs
The skin of that pumpkin you carve into a Jack-o'-Lantern to scare away ghosts and goblins on Halloween contains a substance that could put a scare into microbes that cause millions of cases of yeast infections in adults and infants each year. view more (2009-10-29)
Antibiotics don't prevent future urinary tract infections, may cause resistance in future infections
After a first childhood urinary tract infection (UTI), daily antibiotics may not prevent another such infection, and may actually increase the risk that the next urinary tract infection is caused by resistant bacteria. view more (2007-07-11)
Antibiotics: EUR13 million to step up EU research on antibiotic resistance
Today 200 scientists meet in Rome at the EU conference on "The Role of Research in Combating Antibiotic Resistance". It was organised by the European Commission together with the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). Antibiotics, once hailed as a panacea to combat bacterial infections, seem to be more... view more... (2003-11-27)
UW study tests topical honey as a treatment for diabetic ulcers
The sore on Catrina Hurlburt's leg simply wouldn't heal. Complications from a 2002 car accident left Hurlburt, a borderline diabetic, with recurring cellulitis and staph infections. One of those infections developed into a troublesome open sore that, despite the use of oral antibiotics, continued to fester for nearly eight months. view more (2007-05-04)
SULPHONAMIDE RESISTANCE REMAINS HIGH DESPITE PRESCRIBING RESTRICTION (pp 1307, 1325)
A substantial decrease in prescribing of sulphonamides in the UK over the past decade has failed to reduce resistance to this class of antibiotic drugs, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. There is a clear link between heavy antimicrobial use and the emergence of resistant bacteria. Whether a reduction in antimicrobial... view more... (2001-04-25)
Unique fungal collection could hold key to future antibiotics
Royal Holloway and CABI both bring a combination of individual scientific skills, expertise and resources to the project. When brought together, these offer the opportunity to build a highly focused natural products drug discovery operation that will address the urgent need for bringing new antibiotic compounds to market. view more (2008-01-23)
All Hajj pilgrims should get meningitis jab
Seventeen per cent of those returning from the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina (Hajj) are carrying meningococcal bacteria, finds a study in this week's BMJ. As such, vaccination should become mandatory for all Hajj pilgrims, and should also be considered for their families, say the researchers. Throat swabs were taken from 204 Malay... view more... (2002-08-14)
Antibiotics do not prevent recurrent myocardial infarcts in subjects with periodontitis
Periodontitis, an infection of the gingiva and tooth-supporting tissues, may influence the effectiveness of antibiotics used for the prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events. view more (2006-01-05)
New paper sheds light on bacterial cell wall recycling
A new paper by a team of researchers led by Shahriar Mobashery, Navari Family Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, provides important new insights into the process by which bacteria recycle their cell wall. view more (2008-09-09)
Results for New Oxazolidinone Demonstrate Potency Against Superbugs
Results for New Oxazolidinone Demonstrate Potency Against Gram-Positive Pathogens, including Superbugs Unique compound AZD2563 shows promise for once-daily dosing Chicago, IL World-wide data presented at the 41st Interscience Congress on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) show that AstraZeneca`s new oxazolidinone (AZD2563) is active... view more... (2002-01-07)
Researchers seek children for a study of antibiotics for a urinary tract disorder
Researchers conducting a study to learn if children with a urinary tract disorder known as vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) should be treated with an antibiotic for an extended period of time are seeking to enroll more participants. view more (2008-06-23)
Steroids aid recovery from pneumonia, UT Southwestern researchers say
Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found. view more (2008-10-15)
Biomarker reduces length of antibiotic treatment
For hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), lower measurements of procalcitonin, a biomarker of infection, can reduce the length of antibiotic treatment by an average of seven days. view more (2006-06-30)
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