Researchers at Oregon State University have made a key advance in the fight against drug resistance, crafting a compound that genetically neutralizes a widespread bacterial pathogen's ability to thwart antibiotics.
Mar 14, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The antibiotic clarithromycin (brand name: Biaxin) may increase the long-term risk of heart problems and death in patients with heart disease, according to U.S. health officials.
Feb 23, 2018
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Impetigo, or "school sores", is a contagious infection of the very top layer of skin. It's most common in children aged two to six, and ends up spreading from child to child in schools and daycare centres, but can affect ...
Feb 2, 2018
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has deemed antibiotic resistance to be one of the three greatest threats to human health today, as bacteria become increasingly resistant and too few treatments are being developed to combat ...
Jan 24, 2018
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A team of researchers from Queen's University Belfast, led by Professor Ryan Donnelly, Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology are developing a new type of skin patch (microarray patch) that administers drugs directly into ...
Jan 8, 2018
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Research into the use of collagen in tissue engineering could signal a new generation of safer mesh implants for women.
Dec 13, 2017
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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have demonstrated how a novel combination of drugs could be used to treat infections caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria.
Nov 9, 2017
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A new study suggests a drug that was used in the past to treat gonorrhoea could help tackle infections that are resistant to current treatments.
Nov 1, 2017
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Resistance to antibiotic drugs is a "global health emergency" that threatens the progress made by modern medicine, the head of the UN's health agency warned as a new report was published Wednesday.
Sep 20, 2017
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A looming antibiotic resistance crisis, which could turn even cuts and scrapes into life-threatening events, has put the pressure on scientists around the world to come up with solutions.
Sep 1, 2017
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