All posts tagged "Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria"
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1.1KHealth NewsSolution To Drug-Resistant Bacteria May Lie In Soil
A new class of promising antibiotics found in soil has the capabilities to kill several strains of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers say. Sean...
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1.0KHealth NewsWHO Urges Farms To Reduce Antibiotic Use In Livestock
The World Health Organization has urged farmers to cut down on using antibiotics to treat pigs, chickens and cattle raised for meat,...
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1.0KHealth NewsGonorrhea On The Rise In Australia
Gonorrhea has seen a rapid spike in Australia, jumping to 63% in the past five years, according to a new study. Researchers...
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932Health NewsDrug-Resistant Bacteria Could Outpace New Medicines In Development, WHO Says
There are too few new antibiotics in the world to fight the threat of drug-resistant infections, a report by the World Health...
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926Health NewsCompleting Antibiotics Is Not Necessary, Scientists Say
When it comes to taking antibiotics, doctors always recommend that patients complete the entire course of the prescription, regardless of whether or...
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1.3KHealth NewsWHO Lists 12 Bacteria Types In Need Of New Drugs
The World Health Organization released a list of twelve kinds of bacteria the organization deemed “priorities” in need of new antibiotics –...
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2.1KHealth NewsNew Antibiotic Resistant Strain Of Gonorrhea May Be Untreatable
For as long as people have received the talk about ‘the birds and the bees,’ they have known about the dangers that...
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2.0KHealth NewsCDC: Drug-Resistant Bacteria Outbreak Spreading In The U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning the public that the drug-resistant bacteria strain formally known as Shigella sonnei...
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1.6KHealth NewsUCLA Superbug: 179 People May Have Been Exposed To Potentially Fatal Bacteria
Almost 200 people may have been exposed to a potentially fatal “superbug” that is resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria has already infected...
