http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. An innovative anti-bacterial spray that will kill MRSA is being developed by Norwich Research Park scientists thanks to funding from the University of East Anglia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mrsa.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:20:01 EST news283071825 A major review recently published in Frontiers of Microbiology examines the broader issues associated with widespread antibiotic resistance. The paper, by Professor Michael Gillings from Macquarie University, discussed the increasing concentration of antibiotics in densely populated areas. He says that the effects of antibiotics and resistance genes have now spread to locations distant from the influence of developed societies, such as the Artic, Antarctica, and the Amazonian jungle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-consequences-overuse-antibiotics-amazon.html Medical research Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:20:01 EST news280489325 With the rising awareness of the so-called "superbugs," bacteria that are resistant to most known antibiotics, three infectious disease experts writing in the Jan. 24 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine called for novel approaches based on a "reconceptualization of the nature of resistance, disease and prevention." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-approaches-scourge-superbugs.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:30:17 EST news278184610 The prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) can help reduce patient morbidity and mortality, but a common prevention effort for patients with hard to treat infections known as contact precautions, can have positive and negative impacts on patient care. A new report published in the January issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, found when patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria are isolated in the hospital, these contact precautions reduced the number of visits by healthcare workers and outside visitors, but also increased compliance with hand hygiene upon exit of patients' rooms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-contact-precautions-shown-healthcare-workers.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:54:07 EST news274445616 Antibiotic resistant E. coli was much more prevalent in villages situated along roads than in rural villages located away from roads, which suggests that roads play a major role in the spread or containment of antibiotic resistant bacteria, commonly called superbugs, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-roads-pave-superbugs.html Medical research Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:04:17 EST news236520220 Drugs fed to animals to promote growth and prevent diseases may play a key role in the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, microbiologists said Sunday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-drugs-fed-animals.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:46:08 EST news235622757 Groundbreaking research encompassing Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, has uncovered a natural defense mechanism that is capable of inactivating the toxin that spreads Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, an increasingly common bacterial infection in hospitals and long-term care settings. The research has immediate implications for developing a new form of treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-newly-cell-mechanism-amplified-nitric.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:00:15 EST news233150210 New research conducted at Uppsala University shows that extremely low concentrations of antibiotics can enrich for antibiotic resistant bacteria. The research suggests that antibiotic residue introduced to the environment via people and animals contributes to the problem of antibiotic resistance. The findings have just been published in the well-respected journal PLoS Pathogens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-small-amounts-antibiotics-big-problems.html Medications Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:50:15 EST news230539777 A new technique which targets antibiotic-resistant bacteria and shields patients from the toxic parts of an antibiotic drug has been developed by Cardiff University scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-drug-shield-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.html Medical research Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:51:33 EST news229261865 (PhysOrg.com) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) must take a tougher stance on super bugs, according to a University of Queensland infectious diseases expert. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-super-bug-global-action.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:13:43 EST news221390011