Antibiotics

  • Antimicrobial Resistance Poses a Growing Health Threat
    Millions of Americans take antimicrobial drugs each year to fight illness, trusting they will work. However, the bacteria, viruses and other pathogens are fighting back. Within the past couple of years alone, new drug-resistant patterns have emerged and resistance has ...More
    April 7, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Life-Saving Antibiotics Face a Doubtful Future
    To head off a healthcare disaster, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has developed a plan to combat deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs and is rolling out the multi-pronged plan today, on World Health Day 2011. Infections are becoming increasingly ...More
    April 7, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Study Shows "Last-Resort" Antibiotics Use on the Rise
    A large, multi-year study of antibiotic use in Veterans Health Administration's acute care facilities demonstrates dramatically increased use of carbapenems, a powerful class of antibiotics, over the last five years. These drugs are often considered the last treatment ...More
    April 3, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Early and Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment Is Essential for Kids with Suspected Pneumonia
    In critically ill children with pneumonia, delays of even a few hours to treatment with the correct antibiotic can mean more days in the hospital, reports a study in the April issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The results highlight the need for "early and ...More
    March 29, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Phlegm Color is an Erroneous Indicator for Antibiotics Need, Study Asserts
    Prescribing antibiotics for patients with discoloured phlegm caused by acute cough has little or no effect on alleviating symptoms and recovery, a Cardiff University study has found. Acute cough is one of the common reasons why people visit their general practitioner (GP) ...More
    March 24, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Scientists Searching for Antibiotics to Kill TB
    Scientists are collaborating on a new international research project to identify antibiotics that can kill tuberculosis and fight resistant strains. "We want to accelerate the discovery of new compounds that can be turned into effective drugs," says professor Tony Maxwell ...More
    March 11, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011
    The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming (HHIF) today applauded U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) for introducing H.R. 965, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 (PAMTA). The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ...More
    March 10, 2011
    Posted in News
  • MRSA Fight to Net Pharma Industry $2 Billion
    A number of new and expensive hospital brands targeting serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), will launch over the next decade. These will generate revenues totalling nearly $2 billion by ...More
    March 9, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Inappropriate Antibiotic Use Still High Despite Educational Efforts
    The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) today released an issue brief showing continued high rates of inappropriate antibiotic use, despite a 15-year national outreach campaign by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to educate ...More
    February 28, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Describe the Pump That Bacteria Use to Resist Antibiotics
    A research team led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has identified and described two parts of the three-part system that pumps toxins from bacteria and allows them to resist antibiotics. ...More
    February 24, 2011
    Posted in News
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