Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists must reduce antibiotic use in experiments
Scientists should reduce antibiotic use in lab experiments - according to a researcher at the University of East Anglia.
Mar 20, 2015
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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Competition among physicians and retail clinics drive up antibiotic prescribing rate
Competition among doctors' offices, urgent care centers and retail medical clinics in wealthy areas of the U.S. often leads to an increase in the number of antibiotic prescriptions written per person, a team led by Johns ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Junk' blood tests may offer life-saving information
Some 30 percent of all positive hospital blood culture samples are discarded every day because they're "contaminated"—they reflect the presence of skin germs instead of specific disease-causing bacteria.
Aug 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Free fatty acids may be as effective as antibiotics in treating catheter infections
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital, Veterans Affair Medical Center in Providence and University of Rhode Island have found that a free fatty acid, made up of compounds similar to those naturally made in the body, may be ...
Aug 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zero-tolerance approach to MRSA "unachievable", study suggests
Analysis of a supposed outbreak of MRSA in a Cambridge hospital raises questions about whether the superbug can be completely eradicated, despite a national policy of zero-tolerance.
Jul 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Popular disinfectants do not kill HPV
Commonly used disinfectants do not kill human papillomavirus (HPV) that makes possible non-sexual transmission of the virus, thus creating a need for hospital policy changes, according to researchers from Penn State College ...
Feb 12, 2014
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Medical research
Sleeping sickness treatment mystery unlocked
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the Universities of Dundee and Glasgow have discovered how drugs that have been used for 60 years to kill the parasite that causes sleeping sickness actually work.
Nov 26, 2013
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Medications
When prescribing antibiotics, doctors most often choose strongest types of drugs
When U.S. physicians prescribe antibiotics, more than 60 percent of the time they choose some of the strongest types of antibiotics, referred to as "broad spectrum," which are capable of killing multiple kinds of bacteria, ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic use aids MRSA spread in hospital and infection control measures do little to prevent it
The use of a commonly prescribed antibiotic is a major contributor to the spread of infection in hospitals by the 'superbug' MRSA, according to new research. The study also found that increasing measures to prevent infection ...
Sep 21, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diet could combat adverse side-effects of quinine
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Nottingham say adverse side-effects caused by the anti-parasitic drug quinine in the treatment of malaria could be controlled by what we eat.
Sep 11, 2012
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