Tag: superbugs

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 […]

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 […]

16 FEB

ISS to test superbug’s ‘microgravity mutations’ in bid to make better drugs

A deadly superbug and an advanced lightning sensor will be among the varied cargo heading to the International Space Station as SpaceX launches its 10th commercial resupply mission for NASA. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will lift off from the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A on February 18. The mission […]

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 […]