http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—The relative proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasing in S. aureus isolates, and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, according to a study published in the April issue of JAMA Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-relative-proportion-mrsa-aureus-isolates.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:20:01 EST news285517916 An international collaboration of researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), Tunisia and France has demonstrated a high cure rate and remarkably few side effects in treating patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with an investigational antibiotic cream. CL is a parasitic disease that causes disfiguring lesions, with 350 million people at risk worldwide and 1.5 million new cases annually, including U.S. military personnel serving abroad and the socio-economically disadvantaged in the developing world, especially children. The results of the research conducted by USAMRMC, the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, the Tunisian Ministry of Health and the Institut Pasteur in Paris were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-antibiotic-cream-high-side-effects.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:00:05 EST news279388049 Malaysian researchers have revealed the presence of multidrug-resistant strains of Listeria monocytogenes in frozen burger patties taken from supermarkets and other retail shops in Malaysia. The research was published in Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-emerging-antibiotic-resistance-listeria.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:17:50 EST news278234260