News tagged with antibacterial drugs


Natural products could be as effective as synthetic drugs, although the odds are low

In a first-ever comprehensive study of 124 natural product combinations, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Tsinghua University, led by Professor Chen Yu Zong from the Department of ...

Medications created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

KaloBios Pharma edges higher following IPO

(AP)—Shares of respiratory drug maker KaloBios Pharmaceuticals are inching higher on the first day of trading.

Other created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medicinal toothbrush tree yields antibiotic to treat TB in new way

A compound from the South African toothbrush tree inactivates a drug target for tuberculosis in a previously unseen way.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common food preservative may slow, even stop tumor growth

Nisin, a common food preservative, may slow or stop squamous cell head and neck cancers, a University of Michigan study found.

Cancer created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NIAID scientists consider 200 years of infectious diseases

Unpredictable, ever-changing and with potentially far-reaching effects on the fates of nations, infectious diseases are compelling actors in the drama of human history, note scientists from the National Institute of Allergy ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0