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Acne treatment: Natural substance-based formula is more effective than artificial compounds

University of Granada scientists have patented a new treatment for acne that is based on completely natural substances and is much more effective than artificial formulas because it does not create resistance ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria

In 2008 researchers from the University of Southern Denmark showed that the drug thioridazine, which has previously been used to treat schizophrenia, is also a powerful weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as ...

Medical research created May 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Bacterial contamination rife in retail store ground turkey

(HealthDay)—Ground turkey from retail stores is often contaminated with fecal bacteria, and in many cases the bacteria are resistant to antibiotics, according to a report published in the June issue of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Investigational vaccine not effective in reducing post-operative staph infections

Use of a vaccine to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infections among patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery did not reduce the rate of serious postoperative S aureus infections compared with placebo and was associated wi ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fight back against MRSA to be started with a sniff

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slow headway for food safety

(Medical Xpress)—Despite the availability of new and preventive methods against foodborne diseases, their uptake throughout the entire chain of food production appears to be slow.

Health created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover promising target to block Staphylococcus infection

National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have identified a promising lead for developing a new type of drug to treat infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that frequently resists traditional antibi ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How the bacterium that plays role in spread of MRSA colonises the human nose

A collaboration between researchers at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

COPD patients at risk of dangerous bacterial infections

It is well known that COPD patients run a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections. However, a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows that they are also at higher risk of other bacterial infections, such ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computational methods reveal how hospital-acquired bacteria spread

Scientists at the Academy of Finland's Centre of Excellence in Computational Inference Research have developed novel computational methods that have yielded essential knowledge of how hospital-acquired bacteria spread and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Battling a bacterial threat

In 2002, a new kind of bacterial infection was detected in the United States. It was caused by a common bug, Staphylococcus aureus, but with a troubling new twist. It was resistant to the drug that typically ...

Medical research created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Staphylococcus aureus: Why it just gets up your nose

A collaboration between researchers at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. au ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A drug used to treat HIV might defuse deadly staph infections

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers suggests that an existing HIV drug called maraviroc could be a potential therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious and deadly pathogen linked to hundreds of thousands of hos ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Combating MRSA: Researchers study community-associated strain

The Caenorhabditis elegans, a small worm called a nematode, scurrying across a Petri dish has helped lead to discoveries about community-associated MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metals versus microbes: The biocidal effect of metalloacid-coated surfaces

A new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control reports of a phenomenon that could help control the spread of hospital-acquired infections: a surface-coating of met ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0