A dozen cases of the bacterial lung infection were discovered about three weeks ago, the Orange County Health Care Agency announced Friday... READ MORE›
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria change in such a way that the medication used to treat them - in this case antibiotics - becomes ineffective... READ MORE›
The RPS's president, Ash Soni, said We don't wash our hands often enough for long enough to get rid of the bacteria that can cause illnesses... READ MORE›
The new WHO report found few potential treatment options for those antibiotic-resistant infections - including drug-resistant tuberculosis TB which kills around 250,000 people each year... READ MORE›
World Health Organization tells of 'very serious situation' after confirming three known cases where all antibiotics were ineffective... READ MORE›
Use of some of the strongest antibiotics available to treat life-threatening infections has risen to record levels on European farms, new data shows... READ MORE›
Antibacterial hand soaps containing triclosan - a chemical flagged as potentially dangerous - are not much better at killing germs than regular soap, researchers have said... READ MORE›
Antibiotic resistance is causing gonorrhea to become harder and sometimes impossible to treat, according to the World Health Organization WHO ... READ MORE›
The guidelines say doctors should tell patients when antibiotics are inappropriate and refuse to write prescriptions... READ MORE›
They have found that some species - including leaf-cutter ants from the Amazon - use bacteria to defend their nests against invading fungi and microbes... READ MORE›
In Manchester and London, dealing with CPE has cost NHS trusts almost ?10m... READ MORE›
Manica Balasegaram, director of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, said the situation was grim and there was a pressing need for new medicines... READ MORE›
The suggested rules say doctors should spend more time explaining why antibiotics are unsuitable for many patients... READ MORE›
The woman had gone to a military clinic in Pennsylvania in April and was treated for a urinary tract infection... READ MORE›
Thousands of Australians claim to be suffering from tick-borne Lyme disease but a new report insists there is no evidence it exists in Australia... READ MORE›
The eight household items were then ranked based on how many of them were found to be clean... READ MORE›
President Obama last year announced a National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to address the problem... READ MORE›
Last month, Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle said a bacteria spread through contaminated scopes had infected 32 people over two years 11 died... READ MORE›
Rat poison linked to india sterilisation deaths with death toll expected to rise... READ MORE›
Children and young people need to be taught how to wash their hands properly to reduce the risk of infection, a UK medicines watchdog has advised... READ MORE›
It is hoped the Proteus technology could tackle the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics... READ MORE›
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, whose disease detectives have investigated duodenoscope-transmitted infections since 2013... READ MORE›
Concern is growing over a newly discovered superbug gene that could hail the beginning of a post-antibiotic era... READ MORE›
Finally, in mice studies, offspring of mice treated with antibiotics were shown to have an increased likelihood of developing allergies and asthma... READ MORE›
We know that inappropriate use of antibiotics is a key driver of these drug-resistant infections... READ MORE›
Merck will pay 102 per share for Cubist, a premium of 37 percent to the Lexington, Massachussetts-based company's closing share price of 74... READ MORE›
Merck in talks to acquire Cubist Pharmaceuticals for more than 7 billion NYT... READ MORE›
Around half said antibiotic resistance influenced whether they prescribed an antibiotic... READ MORE›
The Cubist deal is Merck's second big acquisition this year... READ MORE›
Another antibiotic, azithromycin, is experiencing increased resistance, with 81 percent of countries reporting treatment issues... READ MORE›
Speaking at an Antibiotic Awareness Week briefing in 2015, infectious disease physician and microbiologist Professor Peter Collignon said Australia's antibiotic resistance was relatively low... READ MORE›
David Stephan, 32, and Collet Stephan, 35, were charged after their nearly 19-month-old son Ezekiel died after contracting bacterial meningitis in March 2012... READ MORE›
This suggests an alarming potential for it to spread and diversify between bacterial populations, they said... READ MORE›
Known as the Unified Microbiome Initiative Consortium the effort aims to vastly improve research on microbiomes whether they be in the soil water or human gut... READ MORE›
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