Antibiotics

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria get extra nutrients and thrive when the drugs kill 'good' bacteria in the gut. This is according to new research led by Imperial College London scientists, which could lead to better patient risk assessment and 'microbiome therapeutics' treatments to help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Some antibiotics target specific bacteria,…

In 1917, a Franco-Canadian scientist pioneered a treatment that’s become a powerful weapon against antibiotic-resistant infections. It should be available here. (Illustration by Pete Ryan) I have a clear memory of sitting on a Toronto-area park bench in 1985 as my dad—a computer executive and jack-of-all-trades—explained the arms race between…

Jeff Lewis was not amused when Sutton Stracke showed up for an interview with a swollen eye.Instagram Jeff Lewis was less than amused when Sutton Stracke showed up to an interview with an unexplained swollen eye. “I think you need antibiotics, that’s an infection,” Lewis told the “Real Housewives of…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say diagnostic delays frequently occur in patients with undiagnosed head and neck cancer (HNC) and are calling for improved dissemination of current clinical practice guidelines in a new paper published Aug. 24 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery.…

Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company has called on government and the public health community to work together and support measures that would enable continuous innovation in the development of new antibiotics and vaccines. That for them is expected to help curb the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)which is now a global…

Most people with appendicitis who are given antibiotics—instead of having their appendix removed—fare well over the long haul, new research indicates. The conclusion follows roughly two decades spent tracking patient outcomes in Sweden. The study found that among those initially treated solely with antibiotics, rather than surgery, less than half…

Hospital-acquired infections are often hard to treat because the corresponding pathogens become increasingly resistant against antibiotics. The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is a growing threat, and there is great pressure to devise novel therapeutic approaches to combat it. Bioinformaticians from Goethe University Frankfurt and Research Unit FOR2251 of the German Research…

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria share their genetic material through virus parasites. The insights could help scientists to better understand how bacteria rapidly adapt and evolve, and how they become more virulent and resistant to antibiotics. n a study published today in Cell, one of…

Honey from the Australian honeypot ant (Camponotus inflatus) may have medicinal properties that fight infection. While this has been known among Australia’s indigenous peoples for thousands of years, Western science has now formally studied the organic substance’s antimicrobial properties in a recent study published in PeerJ. The interest in using…

In some ways, Melanie Lawrence is living a future that awaits us all. She carries bacteria that's resistant to nearly every antibiotic, and is allergic or intolerant to the rest. Now when she gets an infection, which she does every few months, she has to hope her immune system can…