Tag: antibiotics

29 APR

Russia developing alternative to antibiotics to fight resistant superbugs – health minister to RT

Published time: 29 Apr, 2017 15:33 Russia is currently developing new drugs that may provide an alternative to classic antibiotics, Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova told RT, while acknowledging that illnesses resistant to antimicrobial and antibiotic drugs are becoming a major problem. Read more “The issue of antimicrobial resistance is really on the rise… It is […]

05 APR

Antibiotics could give YOU bowel cancer: Taking pills 'increases risk' of DEADLY disease

GETTY Bowel cancer: The disease has been linked to antibiotics use Experts have found the pills are linked to a heightened risk of abnormal growths in the colon and rectum – known as polyps or colorectal tumours – adenomas – which precede the development of most cases of bowel cancer. The findings add to evidence […]

04 APR

A surprising breakfast staple might boost the effects of antibiotics

REUTERS/Brian Snyder An unusual supplement to antibiotics is showing promise as a way to make the medications more effective. In research presented April 2 at the American Chemical Society’s national meeting, scientists found that when fruit flies infected with a strain of bacteria were given an extract of maple syrup along with antibiotics, the combination helped keep the bugs alive for days […]

01 APR

Farm antibiotics and superbugs are bad for our health—and the planet’s, too

Enlarge / Cows. (credit: Getty | jskiba) Think livestock poop loaded with antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant microbes is already terrifying? According to a new study, doped-up droppings aren’t just biohazards festering on farms across the country. They also contribute to climate change. Soil microbial communities stressed by farm-borne superbugs and drugs can burn through up to […]

24 FEB

Almost HALF of online chemists ILLEGALLY offer cheap antibiotics WITHOUT prescription

Scientists have discovered the drugs are being made available by 45 per cent of online pharmacy websites.  Imperial College London researchers surveyed 20 pharmacies accessed online by people in the UK.  The illegal supply of the medicine could be contributing to antibiotic resistance.  Published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, the research found 80 per […]

15 FEB

Exotic trip planned? Packing antibiotics may mean bringing home superbugs

Enlarge (credit: Getty | JAIME REINA ) Those bitten by the ‘travel bug’ risk getting another type of bug—the drug-resistant kind. But trying to fight off those bacteria with drugs may make things a whole lot worse. In a series of studies, Finnish researchers confirmed that those traveling to exotic locations—places with poor hygiene and […]