News articles tagged with 'antibiotic'
Study reveals why certain drug combinations backfire
— 15 Nov 2009 15:36 | HealthCombination drug therapy has become a staple for treating many infections. For instance, doctors treat extensively drug resistant forms of tuberculosis with one drug that breaks down... — full story
Perceived parent-pressure causes excessive antibiotic prescription
— 6 Nov 2009 11:39 | HealthAntibiotic over-prescription is promoted by paediatricians' perception of parents' expectations. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics shows that paediatricians... — full story
Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack
— 2 Nov 2009 17:00 | HealthResearchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark along with other collaborators in Denmark and the US found that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa... — full story
A MRSA strain linked to high death rates
— 1 Nov 2009 08:15 | HealthA strain of MRSA that causes bloodstream infections is five times more lethal than other strains and has shown to have some resistance to the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin used... — full story
Progress made on group B streptococcus vaccine
— 31 Oct 2009 14:23 | HealthScientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have completed a Phase II clinical study that indicates... — full story
Pumpkin skin may scare away germs
— 29 Oct 2009 09:43 | HealthThe skin of that pumpkin you carve into a Jack-o'-Lantern to scare away ghosts and goblins on Halloween contains a substance that could put a scare into microbes that cause millions... — full story
Deadly stomach infection rising in community settings, Mayo Clinic study finds
— 27 Oct 2009 19:33 | HealthMayo Clinic researchers have found that a sometimes deadly stomach bug, Clostridium difficile, is on the rise in outpatient settings. Clostridium difficile is a serious bacteria that... — full story
New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
— 23 Oct 2009 12:57 | HealthThe American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices... — full story
3-day course of antibiotics may be sufficient following tonsillectomy
— 20 Oct 2009 09:32 | HealthChildren who receive a three-day course of antibiotics following tonsillectomy rather than a seven-day course appear to have no differences in pain or how quickly they return to a normal... — full story
Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report
— 16 Oct 2009 08:35 | HealthThe perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate, according to a recent report... — full story