For years, United States public health officials have watched nervously as drug-resistant superbugs marched around the world, killing hundreds of t
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Drugmakers' response to the threat posed by ''superbugs'' remains patchy even after years of warnings, according to the fi
A new report finds that those in the pharmaceutical industry are making progress in the fight against superbugs, but "every company can do mor
This risks creating more superbugs.
Lonodon, United Kingdom, January 24, 2018 --(PR.com)-- SMi's Superbugs & Superdrugs conference this March will focus on the strategies pha
Davos: Manufacturing and marketing antibiotics responsibly so that they do not cause damage to the environment or lead to misuse can help tackle th
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are doing a surprisingly good job in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) but still need to do more to tack
LONDON (Reuters) - Drugmakers’ response to the threat posed by “superbugs” remains patchy even after years of warnings, according to the first anal
Drugmakers' response to the threat posed by "superbugs" remains patchy even after years of warnings, according to the first analysis
The first independent analysis of pharmaceutical industry efforts to tackle drug resistance, published today, finds that as well as developing new
Our products are better than them. The reality is that if these superbugs are not treated then there will be deaths because of that.
Superbugs, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are increasingly common as they mutate to bypass the large volume of antibiotics taken by people and admi
Surfers and body-boarders were three times more likely to have potentially dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their guts than non-surfers,
For nearly two years, a killer stalked the patients of Providence Alaska Medical Center.
The escalating crisis of multidrug resistance is raising fears of untreatable infections caused by bacterial “superbugs.” However, many patients al
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention microbiologist Kitty Anderson holds up a 96-well plate used for testing the ability of bacteria to growt
According to a July paper in Nature, researchers found a new antibiotic produced by nose-dwelling bacteria that kill drug-resistant superbugs, incl
The widespread use of antibiotics in farm feed is one of the leading causes of the rise of drug-resistant superbugs.
For while the antibiotic-resistant superbugs plaguing hospital wards have been well documented in the media, the similar epidemic in livestock farm
In response to a series of d eadly superbug outbreaks around the country, some doctors and hospitals are trying out disposable scopes — the flexibl
He’s worried about superbugs, too, because germs are quickly developing anti-microbial resistance and the antibiotics we have on hand aren’t as pot
Dr. Michael Satlin’s patients aren’t just battling cancer.
And the problem is going to get worse.
Lawmakers have also introduced a measure that would require physicians and hospitals to report drug-resistant 'superbugs.' California law
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The publication is expected to be published in the spring of 2017.
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The health threats of 2016 came in all sizes, ranging from drug-resistant superbugs to Zika-carrying mosquitoes to a power
RELATED: Use shared decision-making to fight superbugs Systems that effectively practice antibiotic and antimicrobial stewardship also combine the
That's right.
And doctors know that using antibiotics wholesale can do more harm than good, by killing off beneficial bacteria and by helping breed drug-resistan
The 1,000-page legislation appropriates a staggering $6.3 billion to tackle America's most serious health concerns, such as cancer, antibiotic
Warnings of the rise of so-called superbugs - disease-causing microbes that are resistant to many (or all) antibiotics- have been coming thick and
Predatory bacteria could be used to combat antibiotic-resisting superbugs, according to a new study published in Current Biology.
We reach more than 5,000 deaths just with resistant E.coli alone. If we add in the other resistant bugs we get to almost 12,000 deaths.
This is why insects could easily evolve and resist pesticides and microorganisms becoming superbugs because they easily resist the drugs that used
Today, with the threat of H1N1 influenza and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, foregoing hazardous vaccinations and heading toward the lavender aisle
However, superbugs are not always added to death certificates and UK Sepsis Trust is calling for this to be changed.
Antibiotic misuse harms us all and studies show it has led to the spread of powerful, antibiotic resistant superbugs.
Australians could die from a shortage of antibiotics, an infectious diseases expert says.
THE superbug crisis is killing more patients than breast cancer as the Government is relying on flawed figures which mask the true scale of the pro
This was further reinforced by U.N.
However, especially given the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, this practice could be seen as rather concerning.
But here’s a little surprise for them.
Forge, using its innovative chemistry platform, has developed novel non-hydroxamate inhibitors of LpxC that are safe and effective in an animal mod
More research is necessary to determine how it might have happened, but it suggests a worrisome new wrinkle in the spread of antibiotic-resistant s
A national shortage of three first line antibiotics is forcing hospitals to stockpile, ration and use back-up treatments that expose patients battl
California may be the first state in the nation to require providers to report deaths caused by antimicrobial-resistant infections, also known as s
Superbugs, or bacteria resistant to antibiotics, have been a hot topic in health over the past couple of years.
What they found on pig farms was a kind of CRE bacteria, for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. CRE is one of the nastier superbugs.
which Natural Resources Defense Council expert David Wallinga described in a blog post as "one of the nastier superbugs." The journal Ant