The misuse of antibiotics has fueled the dangerous spread of hard-to-treat infections like C. Diff and MRSA that can turn deadly. Here 's how to protect yourself.
In the medical world, this is known as antimicrobial resistance. Today, superbugs could be the greatest public health ...
They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified the spread of superbugs, it is not the only driver.
THE rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA and E.coli could be being fuelled by the amount of antibiotics released into the environment, a new study has found. Researchers at the ...
Pet dogs and cats in Portugal and the UK were found to harbor the same antibiotic-resistant bacteria as their owners. New ...
Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused ...
“If we guess incorrectly, that patient’s risk of dying might increase, because they haven ... up to 10 million people could die annually from superbugs. “The more we use any class of ...
In recent years, bacteria or ‘superbugs’ have adapted to resist ... Also of concern is the growing rise in multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis. Initially, these strains were seen only in HIV ...
Veterinary scientists find evidence that antibiotic-resistant bacteria pass between animals and humans living together ...
A days-old newborn in Oregon was sickened with salmonella that may have been transmitted from parents who tended infected ...