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07/29/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Is this the next superbug? Understanding drug-resistant candida and why antibiotics don’t work

Move over, superbug: The next drug-resistant pathogen could be a fungus that already calls our body home. In a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases last year, researchers noted an uptick in reports of invasive Candida infections that are resistant to antifungal agents. The article, which discussed the current trends in multidrug resistance, revealed that cases of […]

03/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Carbon monoxide found to multiply effectiveness of antibiotics – but at what cost to health?

According to a study led by researchers from Georgia State University, the efficacy of antibiotics can be improved by combining them with carbon monoxide. The results of the study determined that once both components are combined, bacteria become more sensitive to antibiotic medication. For the study, scientists paired carbon monoxide with the antibiotic metronidazole. Results showed […]

02/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Doctors still doling out antibiotics “prophylactically” for sore throats despite complete ineffectiveness

Don’t always listen to your doctor’s orders. Even though they’ve been advised “to stop giving antibiotics to patients with sore throats,” the drugs are still being prescribed to patients instead of paracetamol, which is more effective. According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the National Health Service’s (NHS) watchdog, and Public Health England (PHE), doctors […]

01/06/2018 / By Russel Davis

Superbug bacteria found to DEVOUR rivals, then assimilate their genetic code to become RESISTANT to all known antibiotics

The current superbug epidemic may take a turn for the worse as recent research showed that certain bacteria not only develop resistance to antibiotics, but may also copy and assimilate characteristics from their rival microorganisms that may further strengthen their immunity. The study published in the journal Cell Reports shed light on how certain bacteria species fortify their defenses against antibiotics. Researchers at […]

10/16/2017 / By Vicki Batts

The end is near? Antibiotic resistance to spell the end of chemical medicine

Will Big Pharma’s reign over the modern world of medical practice soon come to an end? England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has warned of a “post-antibiotic apocalypse.” According to Davies, widespread antibiotic resistance could be driving “the end of modern medicine” as we speak. The potential for a future without antibiotics continues […]

02/08/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Drug-resistant Malaria? Medication has failed for the first time

The recent case of four separate malaria patients in the United Kingdom suggests that multidrug-resistant malaria may be evolving faster than researchers had previously thought, according to a study conducted by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. The four patients, whose cases […]

02/06/2017 / By David Gutierrez

China on the verge of a widespread superbug pandemic thanks to spreading MCR-1 gene

A gene that confers resistance to colistin, the “antibiotic of last resort,” is alarmingly widespread in China, according to two separate studies published in The Lancet on January 27. The drug-resistance gene in question, MCR-1 was first identified in China in 2015, in Escherichia coli (more commonly known as E. coli) bacteria in pigs, pork, […]

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