The company had declared all its poultry was now free of antibiotics considered important for human medicine, reducing the chance of superbugs deve

Some call it the “silent tsunami”: The improper use of antibiotics for humans and livestock around the world is leading to the proliferation of inc

HALF of all Australians are prescribed antibiotics each year, despite fears overuse will make some infections ­impossible to treat.

Photo / File Scientists say it's because of the careless ways we've used antibiotics in medicine and agriculture that these two negative

MANIPAL: Infection Control Committee, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal and Dr T M A Pai Endowement Chair on Antimicrobial Stewardship, Manipal University

While the family deal with their loss, Deborah is urging Australians to do their bit against superbugs and only use antibiotics when they're n

File image Health leaders have warned that overprescribing of antibiotics means bacteria are evolving to become immune to the drugs, with new breed

Health leaders have warned that overprescribing of antibiotics means bacteria are evolving to become immune to the drugs, with new breeds of untrea

Researchers are also testing ways that the gadget might detect if you’ve become resistant to certain antibiotics - which, if they succeed, would be

This domino effect leads to a surge in drug-resistant superbugs, says the report issued by the Centers for Disease Control.

[6 Superbugs to Watch Out For] Testing for HIV levels is also a way for doctors to check if patients are taking their HIV medications.

Health Minister Sussan Ley has warned of the “real threat” of ­antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as the federal governments funds a new prevention cam

Brilacidin has the potential to be a single-dose therapy for certain multi-drug resistant bacteria (“superbugs”).

At a recently general assembly of the UN, Ban Ki-moon highlighted the ever-increasing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs to human health acro

At least 1 panel member said votes may have been swayed in favor of solithromycin because of the urgent need for new antibiotics to fight superbugs

One of the superhospital’s initial selling points was that it would reduce the spread of superbugs, and the MUHC data would appear to confirm what

New research aims to investigate the role of biofilms in the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms, or so-called superbugs, in hospital.

The World Health Organization has issued new surgical guidelines to help reduce the spread of hospital-acquired infections.

Here’s a terrifying thought: A toxic stew of corporate neglect, lax regulators and a defensive government might be turning India’s water bodies int

Here’s a terrifying thought: A toxic stew of corporate neglect, lax regulators and a defensive government might be turning India’s water bodies int

Extra funds are to be pumped into the NHS to help hospitals tackle the superbug crisis.

Andy Murray is the Paris Masters Champion after beating his US opponent John Isner in the final.

The UK government has announced fresh plans to combat the rising threat of hospital superbugs, with a renewed focus on personal hygiene such as han

The government has announced a new war against hospital superbugs following a rise in the number of E. coli cases.