Antibiotics

The different stages of the search for bioactive molecules produced by moonmilk bacteria. (a) Visualization of filamentous bacteria between moonmilk fibers. (b) Bacteria isolated from moonmilk (Streptomyces lunaelactis). (c) Antibiotic activity of Streptomyces lunaelactis. (d) Structure of lunaemycin. Credit: University of Liège / S.Rigali A study conducted by scientists from…

About half of women and more than one in 10 men will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, with many people experiencing recurrent UTIs. These common bacterial infections, which can lead to painful urination, have been easily treated and cured with antibiotics for decades. But as a…

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New drugs may be needed to fight the deadliest form of tuberculosis, because it may no longer respond to current treatments. An animal study by Johns Hopkins University researchers found that an approved antibiotic regimen may not work…

The new strain of the sexually transmitted disease proved resistant to five different antibiotics leading scientists to become concerned of the possibilites of a wider outbreak A lab technician works alongside culture media plates (Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Public health officials have urged people to reduce their number of…

This shows a cross-section of a mouse lung infected with Pseudonomas aeruginosa. The mouse was treated with a version of Mycoplasma pneumoniae that is able to produce therapeutic molecules such as pyocins specifically-designed to combat P. aeruginosa. This therapeutic version of M. pneumoniae acts like a ‘living medicine’ reducing the…

“One of the biggest challenges in food safety, just like in human medicine is this emergence of superbugs,”​ according to Denis D’Amico, associate professor of dairy foods in the University of Connecticut’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. He is referring to the concerning emergence of antimicrobial resistance in…

KEY POINTSOverseas supply constraints have led to limited stocks of 391 medications in Australia.The affected medications include treatments for children.The peak group for doctors says liquid antibiotic medications should be reserved for children and elderly people.Australia is facing a shortage of , including 20 different antibiotics, leaving doctors and pharmacists…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease—Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis—among adults over 40, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. The risk seems to be cumulative and greatest 1-2 years after use and for those antibiotics targeting gut infections,…

Antibiotics were linked with increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially among individuals 40 or older, in a population-based study conducted in Denmark. Of more than 6 million individuals followed for approximately 19 years, antibiotic use was associated with nearly 50% increased incidence of IBD in people ages 40…

A Canadian study suggests children who were not breastfed while receiving antibiotics in the first year of life had triple the risk of developing asthma because they lacked specific protective sugars found in human milk. Dr. Stuart Turvey, a lead researcher, said antibiotics such as amoxicillin are commonly prescribed to…