http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Through the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, several types of bacteria have become resistant to drugs that were designed to kill them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that some of these "superbugs" are linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States annually, including 14,000 for C. difficile and 19,000 for MRSA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-technology-solution-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:03 EST news283677980 (HealthDay)—Decision support strategies can help reduce the over-prescription of antibiotics for acute bronchitis in primary care settings, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-decision-antibiotic-usage-bronchitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:20:01 EST news277477721 Even as epidemiologists worry about a shrinking arsenal of antibiotics to fight potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are betting on another weapon to prevent infections: robots. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-disinfecting-robots-superbug-infections-hopkins.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:30:01 EST news276519308 The antibiotic amoxicillin, that doctors typically prescribe for common lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) such as cough and bronchitis, is no more effective at relieving symptoms than the use of no medication, even in older patients. The findings from the largest randomised placebo controlled trial of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated LRTI to date are published Online First in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-european-trial-commonly-antibiotic-ineffective.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:30:02 EST news275072920 For more than half a century, researchers have known that the bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of mammals influence their host's cholesterol metabolism. Now, Jens Walter and colleagues of the University of Nebraska show that changes in cholesterol metabolism induced by diet can alter the gut flora. The research was published online ahead of print in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-host-cholesterol-secretion-gut-microbiota.html Medical research Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:27:26 EST news275063222 It's cold and flu season. But taking antibiotics for cold and flu viruses won't make children and adults feel better or help them get back to school or work faster. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-physicians-patients-smart-antibiotics.html Medications Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:28:04 EST news272273240 (HealthDay)—Americans are not as smart about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance as they should be, a new poll shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-americans-dark-antibiotic-resistance.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:30:11 EST news272048505 A study involving one of the nation's largest networks of pediatric practices was able to nearly halve the inappropriate use of antibiotics through quarterly monitoring and feedback of the physicians' prescribing patterns. The research, which is being presented at IDWeek, is one of the first to look at an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in the outpatient setting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-inappropriate-antibiotic-pediatricians.html Medications Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:54:16 EST news269794437 A study of Medicare data suggests there was wide variation in antibiotic prescribing for older patients based on geography and the season in which the prescriptions for the medication were written, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-variations-antibiotic-older-patients.html Medications Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:00:04 EST news267704919 Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a study of more than 10,000 children by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and published in the online August 21, 2012, issue of the International Journal of Obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-antibiotic-infants-months-overweight-childhood.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:00:02 EST news264699617 A training tool that helps physicians involve patients in decision-making can reduce the use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-decision-making-doctors-patients-antibiotic.html Medications Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:01 EST news262867453 Prisoners need education on the appropriate use of topical antibiotic products, according to a study released today at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-ny-prison-inmates-overuse-misuse.html Medications Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:20:01 EST news257925956