News tagged with urinary tract infections

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Expert warning: Resistance to antibiotics to be apocalyptic

(Medical Xpress)—The chief medical officer for Britain's Department of Health has issued a warning that resistance to bacteria is a more urgent threat to humanity than global warming, with bacteria becoming ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (36) | comments 40 | with audio podcast report

Experimental drug clears chronic urinary infections in mice

An experimental treatment for urinary tract infections has easily passed its first test in animals, alleviating weeks-long infections in mice in as little as six hours.

Medical research created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery helps mice beat urinary tract infections

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple rounds of treatment.

Medical research created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Higher risk of urinary tract infections for uncircumcised boys

Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk of urinary tract infection, regardless of whether the urethra is visible, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Antibiotic resistance a growing concern with urinary tract infection

As a result of concerns about antibiotic resistance, doctors in the United States are increasingly prescribing newer, more costly and more powerful antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections, one of the most common illnesses ...

Medications created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study on UTIs suggests flagellin is key in stimulating body's natural defences

A new study by British scientists reveals that motile Escherichia coli isolates demonstrated significant activation of NF-κB signaling suggesting that flagellin plays a key role in up-regulating the host innate defences agains ...

Medical research created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A world without antibiotics?

Imagine a world without antibiotics. Common infections are life threatening. Pneumonia, urinary tract infections and venereal diseases are incurable. Cancer chemotherapies do not exist. The life expectancy for Canadian men ...

Medications created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

EU sounds cry of alarm over resistance to antibiotics

The European Union warned Thursday of a sharp rise in deaths across the 27-nation bloc due to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Medications created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Few hospitals aggressively combat catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Hospitals are working harder than ever to prevent hospital-acquired infections, but a nationwide survey shows few are aggressively combating the most common one – catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Urinary tract infections linked to contaminated chicken

Urinary tract infections are common conditions that occur when bacteria from the intestines enter the urinary tract. New research, however, suggests that the bacteria causing these infections may come from contaminated food ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antimicrobial catheters could save NHS millions

A new catheter coating that reduces bacterial attachment to its surface is being developed by scientists who are reporting their work at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin this ...

Other created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A non-antibiotic approach for treating urinary tract infections

A potential new approach for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) — which affect millions of people annually — without traditional antibiotics is being reported in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Ch ...

Medical research created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cranberry products associated with prevention of urinary tract infections

Use of cranberry-containing products appears to be associated with prevention of urinary tract infections in some individuals, according to a study that reviewed the available medical literature and was published by Archives of ...

Health created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Smart catheters' for the major problem of catheter-related infections

A new "smart catheter" that senses the start of an infection, and automatically releases an anti-bacterial substance, is being developed to combat the problem of catheter-related blood and urinary tract infections, scientists ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research links increased hospital infections to nurse burnout

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year nearly 100,000 hospitalized patients die from infections acquired while undergoing treatment for other conditions. While many factors ...

Health created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0