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 ...
Infections from drug-resistant bacteria kill more than 1.2 million people around the world every year, according to the University of Oxford, and this number is projected to rise to up to 10 ...
Pet dogs and cats in Portugal and the UK were found to harbor the same antibiotic-resistant bacteria as their owners. New ...
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 ...
They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified the spread of superbugs, it is not the only driver.
Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused ...
Veterinary scientists find evidence that antibiotic-resistant bacteria pass between animals and humans living together ...
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 ...
A days-old newborn in Oregon was sickened with salmonella that may have been transmitted from parents who tended infected ...
Improved sanitation could prevent at least half of cases, which are costing the region as much as $8.4 billion each year ...