Recent News Headlines : Global Antibiotic Research And Development Partnership

DON'T ASK GPS FOR ANTIBIOTICS, NEW HEALTH CAMPAIGN URGES


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

23rd October, 2017 2139

SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWICE WHILE WASHING YOUR HANDS, SAY PHARMACISTS


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

29th September, 2017 2749

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION CALLS ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE A GLOBAL EMERGENCY'


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

21st September, 2017 67

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ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP WITH TRICLOSAN 'NO BETTER AT KILLING GERMS' STUDY


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

16th September, 2015 3712

ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GONORRHEA IS ON THE RISE


Antibiotic resistance is causing gonorrhea to become harder and sometimes impossible to treat, according to the World Health Organization WHO ... READ MORE

7th July, 2017 3680

COULD ANTS BE THE SOLUTION TO ANTIBIOTIC CRISIS


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

25th September, 2016 2537

ALMOST UNTREATABLE CPE POSES SERIOUS THREAT TO PATIENTS DOCTORS WARN


In Manchester and London, dealing with CPE has cost NHS trusts almost ?10m... READ MORE

21st April, 2017 1920

CALL TO SNOOP ON ANTIBIOTIC SCRIPTS


The suggested rules say doctors should spend more time explaining why antibiotics are unsuitable for many patients... READ MORE

18th February, 2015 1802

US REPORTS FIRST CASE OF BACTERIA RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTIC OF LAST RESORT


The woman had gone to a military clinic in Pennsylvania in April and was treated for a urinary tract infection... READ MORE

27th May, 2016 1509

THE DIRTIEST THINGS IN YOUR HOME IN DATA


The eight household items were then ranked based on how many of them were found to be clean... READ MORE

27th January, 2017 1188

WOMAN FOUND TO HARBOR INFECTION RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTIC OF LAST RESORT


President Obama last year announced a National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to address the problem... READ MORE

27th May, 2016 659

U.S. FDA KNEW DEVICES SPREAD FATAL 'SUPERBUG' BUT DOES NOT ORDER FIX


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

21st February, 2015 650

LUNG PROBE 'TO HELP CUT THE UNNECESSARY USE OF ANTIBIOTICS'


It is hoped the Proteus technology could tackle the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics... READ MORE

30th March, 2017 498


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, whose disease detectives have investigated duodenoscope-transmitted infections since 2013... READ MORE

24th February, 2015 353

A DEADLY SUPERBUG GENE COULD TAKE US INTO THE MEDICAL 'DARK AGES'


Concern is growing over a newly discovered superbug gene that could hail the beginning of a post-antibiotic era... READ MORE

22nd November, 2015 163

ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE MIGHT BE WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALLERGIES


Finally, in mice studies, offspring of mice treated with antibiotics were shown to have an increased likelihood of developing allergies and asthma... READ MORE

29th September, 2015 127

MERCK TO TAKE ON SUPERBUGS WITH CUBIST PHARMA BUY


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

8th December, 2014 88

HOW MANY PEOPLE DIE FROM TUBERCULOSIS? EPIDEMIC KILLING MILLIONS, DISEASE RUNS RAMPANT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORTS


Officials called for increased funding and bold political commitment to cut tuberculosis rates dramatically in its Tuesday statement... READ MORE

14th October, 2016 83

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE? SORRY, NOT MY PROBLEM


Around half said antibiotic resistance influenced whether they prescribed an antibiotic... READ MORE

14th October, 2015 75

MERCK TO TAKE ON SUPERBUGS WITH CUBIST PHARMA BUY


The Cubist deal is Merck's second big acquisition this year... READ MORE

9th December, 2014 56

CHILDREN TO BE SCREENED FOR TB AFTER CASE AT SYDNEY CHILDCARE CENTRE


Childcare centre could have been exposed to tuberculosis after it was realised a staff member was working while infected with the disease... READ MORE

11th February, 2015 48

ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GONORRHEA IS MAKING THE STD IMPOSSIBLE TO TREAT WORLDWIDE


Another antibiotic, azithromycin, is experiencing increased resistance, with 81 percent of countries reporting treatment issues... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 45

TUBERCULOSIS STUDY IN NUNAVUT TESTS NEW TREATMENT FOR LATENT TB


Nunavut Health Minister Monica Ell-Kanayuk says the territory has only seen three new cases of tuberculosis this year... READ MORE

24th March, 2016 40

'NATURE'S FIGHTING BACK': ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE SCARES, FRUSTRATES AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS


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

20th March, 2016 39

ALARMING NEW 'SUPERBUG' GENE FOUND IN ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN CHINA


This suggests an alarming potential for it to spread and diversify between bacterial populations, they said... READ MORE

19th November, 2015 24

U.S. SCIENTISTS JOIN HANDS IN PUSH FOR AMBITIOUS MICROBIOME STUDY


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

29th October, 2015 16

20/21 SCIENTISTS DEVELOP BLOOD TEST THAT ESTIMATES HOW QUICKLY PEOPLE AGE


The increasing global threat occurs when bacteria adapt and find new ways to survive the effects of antibiotics... READ MORE

21st January, 2016 14

SECOND LA HOSPITAL ISSUES ALERT OVER 'SUPERBUG'


Last month the UCLA Ronald Reagan hospital said the superbug was a contributing factor in the death of two patients, and at least seven others had been infected... READ MORE

5th March, 2015 10

ADDING FRIENDLY BACTERIA TO SKIN LOTION WARDS OFF BAD GERMS


The study couldn't address the bigger question of whether exposure to the right mix of protective bacteria might improve atopic dermatitis itself, cautioned Mount Sinai's Guttman-Yassky... READ MORE

23rd February, 2017 9

NO READY CURE FOR OUR OVERDEPENDENCE ON ANTIBIOTICS


Although MRSA is the best known superbug, Irish patients are also at risk from Clostridium difficile, MDR-TB and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae CPE ... READ MORE

23rd May, 2016 6

CDC ALARMED AS U.S. CONFRONTS ITS FIRST SUPERBUG RESISTANT TO LAST-RESORT ANTIBIOTIC


But the tests showed this E. coli was resistant to antibiotics commonly used first for such infections... READ MORE

27th May, 2016 4

NEW INCENTIVES ARE NEEDED TO DEVELOP ANTIBIOTICS AGAINST SUPERBUGS, DRUGMAKERS SAY


In the United States alone, antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause 2 million serious infections and 23,000 deaths annually, according to health officials... READ MORE

29th May, 2016 0

NEW ANTIBIOTIC POTENTIALLY BIG IN FIGHTING DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA


PUM killed 20 species of bacteria in experiments, proving especially effective against streptococci and staphylococci, several of which are resistant to multiple antibiotics... READ MORE

16th June, 2017 0


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