Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Onions could hold key to fighting antibiotic resistance
A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a UCL and Birkbeck-led study suggests.
Jan 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines urinary tract infections and antibiotic use in nursing homes
In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of nursing homes in the tropics, one in five residents had received antibiotics within the last 30 days. Also, urinary tract infection (UTI) accounted for 40 percent of ...
Jan 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternative therapies for mild infections could help combat antibiotic resistance
Got a sore throat? The doctor may write a quick prescription for penicillin or amoxicillin, and with the stroke of a pen, help diminish public health and your own future health by helping bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics.
Dec 29, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN warns of drug-resistant germ risk brewing in nature (Update)
The UN warned Tuesday of a ticking time bomb of drug-resistant germs brewing in the natural environment, aided by humans dumping antibiotics and chemicals into the water and soil.
Dec 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
HIV drug resistance is threatening gains of treatment
(HealthDay)—Resistance to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is threatening the recent gains of treatment in the rate of new HIV infections, according to a perspective article published online Oct. 25 in the New England Journal ...
Oct 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify novel therapeutic strategy for drug-resistant thyroid cancers
Perhaps the only thing more devastating than being diagnosed with cancer is to find out after a period of remission that the cancer has become drug-resistant and progressed to an incurable state. This is the unfortunate fate ...
Oct 18, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Finish your antibiotics course? Maybe not, experts say
British disease experts on Thursday suggested doing away with the "incorrect" advice to always finish a course of antibiotics, saying the approach was fuelling the spread of drug resistance.
Jul 27, 2017
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Medications
Antibiotics are not always the answer
The discovery of penicillin in 1928 was heralded as a medical miracle. As one of the first antibiotics, it could cure patients of potentially deadly bacterial illnesses, such as scarlet fever, typhoid and pneumonia.
Jul 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Attacking metastatic tumors in the brain
Rakesh Jain, PhD, Director of the Edwin L. Steele Laboratory for Tumor Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and supported by the National Foundation for Cancer Research, has discovered a novel mechanism behind the ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fast break for antibiotic resistance testing
A team of scientists from The University of Western Australia has developed a screening test that quickly confirms antibiotic efficacy. Their method is able to ensure the most effective antibiotics are prescribed sooner.
May 16, 2017
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