Antibiotic drug resistance has become a huge issue, so much so that world leaders passed a declaration aimed at slowing the spread of antibiotic-re
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Earlier this year, The Washington Post published an article discussing how researchers in the United States had for the first time discovered a per
Soon, though, she was fighting for her life.
"Superbugs don't respect political or geographical boundaries, so we have to work together to address this public health threat.
Many thousands of Californians are dying every year from infections they caught while in hospitals.
[Related: Patient sues scope manufacturer amid UCLA superbug outbreak] Superbugs pose a serious threat to nursing homes, which are hotbeds for bact
The answer to dealing with superbugs in hospitals may have been sitting at your kitchen table all along.
Superbugs are disease-causing bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that have developed resistance to antibiotics.
China’s over-reliance on antibiotics in food production places the nation at heightened risk of spawning superbugs, genetically evolved bacterial s
Researchers also think this giant-petri-dish model will be useful in studying what different nutrients and other environmental constraints do to ba
Summary: Here Stratfor provides a status report on the fight against superbugs — drug-resistant germs — one of the great threats facing us in the 2
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Los Angeles County plans to require hospitals to begin reporting when patients are infected with a certain highly lethal superbu
All this while, research, development, and production of drugs have primarily focused on “bad microbes”, that is, microbes that cause disease or il
The rise and proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is becoming an increasingly prominent threat, not just here in the states but across th
You may have heard the term “superbugs” in some media headlines. You’ve also probably been prescribed an antibiotic by a doctor before.
The new funds relate to two major national initiatives created in recent years since the threat of "superbugs" became a national issue: t
Bacteria that are resistant to current antibiotics can be killed by using peptide polymers. At a United Nations General Assembly meeting on Sept.
As superbugs capture attention as a worldwide health threat, Washington University will be part of a national campaign against drug-resistant bacte
Antibiotic resistance to superbugs is a terrifying ordeal that humanity is facing. And up until now, we have been on the losing side.
According to a new study its has been found that increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria or ‘superbugs’ makes the situation difficult for the doc
To the editor: First, my condolences to the family of Sharley McMullen, who died after acquiring a bacterial infection in the hospital.
This development looks promising. and this is the best part: SNAPPs appear to pose no threat to healthy tissue, they only attack bacteria.
When a new antibiotic comes out, it usually doesn't take long for it to stop working as well as it should.
LOS ANGELES: Increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria or 'superbugs' is making it more difficult to treat a common but severe kidney inf
Increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria or 'superbugs' is making it more difficult to treat a common but severe kidney infection, a new
World leaders have committed US$790m to fighting superbugs.
But for the past three years, Shu Lam, a Malaysian PhD student at the University of Melbourne, has confined herself to a scientific laboratory to w
All around the world, drug-resistant infections are on the rise.
(NaturalNews) A new report by the European Public Health Alliance has revealed that Big Pharma is fueling the spread of antibiotic resistance throu
Did you hear the one about the 25-year-old woman who might have found a way to save us all from superbugs? It's a good one.
A research team at the University of Melbourne led by graduate student Shu Lam has nanoengineered a peptide polymer that attacks and kills a deadly
“There is the danger that the ignorant man may easily underdose himself and, by exposing his microbes to non-lethal quantities of the drug (antibio
A new federal policy aimed at reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics in agriculture may not be as effective as officials intended — at least i
On September 20th, the United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon presided over the U.N.’s first-ever general assembly meeting on the topic of “s
Infected live pigs are being imported from countries like Denmark Prof Erik Millstone of Sussex University said the emergence of antibiotic-resista
“Superbugs”—bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics—pose an increasing health risk in the United States and around the world.
The United Nations in its first general assembly meeting on drug-resistant bacteria (commonly known as superbugs) declared antimicrobial resistance
But if we are going to adopt an intelligent view about the risks posed by the Syrian conflict, by far the biggest risk is not being subject to a ra
For coders and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists, the nuances and changes regarding coding superbug infections remain as dynamic
Potentially fatal bugs are a part of everyday life but it's important not to misplace your fear, an expert says.
EDMONTON – Doug Olson isn’t a scientist but he invented something in his garage that has the potential to save lives from superbugs.
AT the opening of the Summit of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept 20, it sounded much like the swan song of two of the regular stalwarts
Emerging plagues, viruses and superbugs threaten to kill tens of millions.
In speaking to Prof Erik Millstone of Sussex University The Guardian established that the emergence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs from agricult
The discovery will fuel concern that families are being put at risk from superbugs found on food being brought into the nation's kitchens.
Prof Erik Millstone of Sussex University added that the emergence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs from agriculture was “a huge threat to human he
Many thousands of Californians are dying every year from infections they caught while in hospitals.
Since 9/11 some 200,000 Americans are dead from Superbug infections in American hospitals! About the same number from gun violence!
Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their
A story about a baby catching a life-threatening infection from a shopping trolley has made the headlines.