INFECTIOUS DISEASE January 29, 2016 Infectious disease vaccines: A new approach to global health security If we want to keep infectious diseases at bay, we need to stop focusing all our attention on defending borders and try to prevent outbreaks in the first place.
Superbugs January 25, 2016 To fight growing threat from germs, scientists try old-fashioned killer A hospital nurse soaked a bandage in a colorless liquid containing viruses drawn from a toxic sewer in Paris, a well in Mali and a filthy river in India.
Outbreaks January 8, 2016 Malaria treatment fails in Cambodia because of drug resistance, researchers say Malaria-carrying parasites in parts of Cambodia have developed resistance to a major drug used to treat the disease in Southeast Asia, according to research published on Thursday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Superbugs January 4, 2016 Smokers more likely to get antibiotics prescriptions than others Doctors are more likely to give smokers antibiotics for an infection, a bad habit that may endanger public health by promoting antibiotic resistance, according to a U.S. study.
Superbugs December 4, 2015 Superbug's genetic trick earns it the nickname 'phantom menace' The latest strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to give researchers sleepless nights aren't the most common—or even the most antibiotic-resistant—but they have an ability that could make them a serious danger to public health.
Medications December 2, 2015 'Last-resort' antibiotics fail against new superbugs Some bacteria have finally breached the last wall of humans' antibiotic stronghold, according to a new study from China.
Superbugs November 6, 2015 Superbugs mean more infections and deaths after surgery, chemotherapy The declining effectiveness of antibiotics may make tens of thousands more U.S. patients vulnerable to potentially fatal infections after surgery or chemotherapy, researchers estimate.
Superbugs October 28, 2015 Colorado researchers study 'superbug' for antibiotic resistance on farms Researchers at Colorado State University are rolling out a series of projects to track antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the livestock industry, in an attempt to determine whether farm practices are fueling the rise of "superbugs."
Superbugs October 28, 2015 How to fix a broken market in antibiotics When sophisticated bugs that medicines used to kill within days start to fight back and win, all of healthcare, and the people it keeps alive, is in trouble.
Outbreaks October 28, 2015 Suit filed against scope maker in superbug infection A patient has sued the maker of a medical scope linked to the outbreak of a superbug at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Superbugs October 28, 2015 Researchers scour Italian cemetery for DNA of ancient strains of cholera An Italian church graveyard could preserve more than bodies: Researchers are searching the cemetery for the DNA of ancient strains of cholera.
