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Bacteria with Multiple Antibiotic Resistance in Waste Treatment Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 10, 2009
... DefMo Researchers have discovered increasing populations of bacteria with multiple resistance to antibiotics in waste water treatment plants. They found the so-called superbugs-bacteria resistant to...
Hydramycin: New Antibiotic Compound from Hydra
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 20, 2009
A new antimicrobial compound has been isolated from the freshwater animal Hydra . The compound, called hydramacin-1, shares virtually no similarity with any other known antibacterial proteins except for two other antimicrobials found in leech, and has been shown in laboratory studies to be hi...
Hops Extract Lupulone as Antibiotic in Poultry
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 8, 2008
...e reductions ranged from 30 to 50 percent.
According to the team, the potential for lupulone as an antibiotic alternative in poultry rearing is feasible based on these results.
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Novel Antibiotic Candidates from Myxobacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 26, 2008
...o courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 320605 German researchers have identified a group of new natural antibiotics against tuberculosis. The compounds have been isolated from Myxobacteria , and works by...
Rhinosinusitis, Entzündung der Nase und Nebenhöhlen: Honig hilft beweisbar
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on October 2, 2008
...Sidr-Honig aus Yemen ...
Die im Vergleich getesteten Antibiotika hingegen, darunter Vancomycin, Gentamycin und Fusidinsäure, waren unwirksam, allein Rifampicin hatte einen schwachen bakteriziden Effe...
Antibiotic Minocycline May Help Reduce Stroke Damage
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 27, 2008
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Researchers found that minocycline , an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as pneumonia and other respiratory tract infections, acne, and infecti...
Green Tea Increases Antibiotic Efficacy
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 31, 2008
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Green tea consumption has been found to increase the efficacy of antibiotics by up to three times.
"In every single case green tea enhanced the bacteria-killing activity of...
Rhodococcus Antibiotic Effective Against H.pylori
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 26, 2008
...e to trigger anitbiotic production in Rhodococcus , a soil bacteria that does not normally produce antibiotics but whose genome has been noted to code for several secondary metabolites.
The researc...
Knocking Out Pigment Production Reduces Staphylococcus Virulence
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 18, 2008
...ing pigment production, it may not cause selective pressures on the population, which can lead to antibiotic resistance . It also targets only S. aureus , possibly reducing side effects.
Sour...
China, US Ink Deal on Some Drugs
in China Venture News, on December 13, 2007
...nly used drugs in the U.S., including lipitor , Viagra, a flu drug called oseltamivir, and an antibiotic used for eye infections called gentamicin sulfate.
A recent Associated Press story note...
Promising MRSA VAccine Targets Quorum Sensing
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 9, 2007
A new type of vaccine against resistant bacterial strains, particularly methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is being developed.
Rather than killing bacteria, the new vaccine works by blocking the bacteria's quorum sensing , a communication system that allows them ...
My week in the hospital
in The Parenting Weblog, on October 15, 2007
...The normal protein content for his age is 0.6, his was 6.0. Yup, it was that high. He got his first antibiotic shot at exactly 1 a.m. By that time, my eyes were so swollen, I couldn't even see cle...
Adding Moxifloxacin to Antibiotic Combo, Speeds Up TB Treatment
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 23, 2007
...ng disease - tuberculosis - takes 6 months.
Conventional TB Therapy prescribes a mix of antibiotics, typically four, given in view of a caregiver and taken together for six months.
Commo...
Prevnar and The 19A Strain
in The Parenting Weblog, on September 19, 2007
...fection. Doctors had to do surgery to drain the infection in the ear tubes or had to use a stronger antibiotic where effects on children has not been confirmed.
Despite the side effect, doctors are s...
Antimicrobial Biopolymer for Food Preservation
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 29, 2007
Scientists have developed a biodegradable polymer with food-sourced antimicrobial agents, designed to prevent the formation of bacterial biofilms on food surfaces and packaging. The natural antimicrobial agents were developed from sources such as cloves, oregano , thyme and paprika, and are...
Antibiotic Tequin, Linked to Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on August 6, 2007
... Manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) , the antibiotic Tequin® belongs in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones and is used for the treatment of bacterial infections of the lungs, si...
Consumers Still Buy Potentially Risky Drugs over the Internet
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 6, 2007
...tor first, because for all you know you may be allergic to some drugs or you could be in need of an antibiotic prescription that shouldn't be administered without the doctor's prescription.
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Transgenic Mushrooms as Drug Biofactories
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 25, 2007
...rm of the future."
The researchers attached a gene that confers resistance to hygromycin (an antibiotic) to circular pieces of bacterial DNA called plasmids, which have the ability to multiply ...
Immunologic Sensor for Atrazine and Antibiotics in Food
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 19, 2007
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A new electro-chemical biosensor has been developed which can detect minute amounts of antibiotics and the herbicide atrazine in food. Atrazine, and other similar herbicides is regulated ...
Maggots Treat MRSA Infection, Foot Ulcers in Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on May 5, 2007
...r wounds; an MRSA infection worsens the condition because these bugs are often resistant to certain antibiotics.
In this research study, all but one of the patients was cleared of MRSA with no report...
Cethromycin Found Effective Against Anthrax
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 3, 2007
... Being commercialized by Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. , the novel respiratory antibiotic Cethromycin has been found effective in the prevention of inhalation anthrax infection.
[Cethr...
Scientists Identify Key Target to Kill Cystic Fibrosis Bug
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 25, 2007
...ed a weakness in the armour that protects the B. cenocepacia bacterium from the effects of antibiotics. They hypothesize that preventing the synthesis of a key sugar required for this armour,...
Novel Diagnostic Tests Predict Outcome of Antibiotic Therapy in Infected Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on April 23, 2007
... It becomes difficult when diabetic patients incur infections, because not all antibiotics work on all patients and when their wounds are infected, there is always the threat that limbs have to be a...
Immunodeficiency can be the Cause of Frequent Infections
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 6, 2007
... immunodeficiency .
Immunodeficient patients often have infections that don't go away without antibiotics and then come back 1-2 weeks after completion of the antibiotics; these individuals ofte...
Antibiotics May be Over-prescribed for Sinus Infections
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 25, 2007
... hormonal changes may contribute to chronic cases.
We've been told (or we already know) that antibiotics are prescribed to conditions mainly caused by bacteria. However, according to a report ...
Menniet: Computer-controlled, Low-pressure Air Pulses-Device, Non-Surgical Therapy for Severe Vertigo
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 28, 2007
...tions such as steroids, antidepressants, antihistamines, anti-vertigo, vasoactive, and the ototoxic antibiotic gentamycin are being used to manage the symptoms.
In those with severe symptoms, surger...
Meropenem: Possible Alternative for the Penicillin Allergic
in Allergies, on February 21, 2007
... Penicillin is a common antibiotic used to treat many different types of infections, such as tonsillitis, pneumonia, strep throat, bronchitis, and infections of the skin. However, allergic reactions...
Modified Polymer for Medical Implants with Antibiotic Coating
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 26, 2007
... highly effective antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus , which causes many serious antibiotic-resistant human infections.
Such a polymer that supports antibacterial coatings may be u...
Genetically Altered Skin Cells Prevent Skin Graft Infections
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 8, 2007
...circulatory system at the time of grafting, they aren't immediately exposed to circulating antibiotic drugs or antibodies from the body's immune system to fight off infection."
This...
Free Prescriptions: Another Ploy By The Evil Corporations
in Businesspundit, on November 5, 2006
...nsurance or co-pay, can take their prescription to any Meijer pharmacy and receive their designated antibiotic free of charge. There is no card required, no membership to purchase, no minimal charges,...
Two-Component Lantibiotic Haloduracin From Bacillus halodurans
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 1, 2006
...the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed haloduracin , a new two-component lantibiotic, which consist of two peptides that are each post-translationally modified to an active...
New CDC Guideline Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts in Reducing Drug-Resistant Infections
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 20, 2006
...rams a priority and to take aggressive steps to reduce rates of drug resistance.
The proportion of antibiotics-resistant bacteria have rose steeply in the past 30 years. Resistance to antibiotics occ...
Alternatives to Penicillin for the Penicillin-Allergic
in Allergies, on September 22, 2006
... or illnesses will be left untreated since he cannot be prescribed penicillin and other beta-lactam antibiotics?
Absolutely not. Although beta-lactam antibiotics are wide-spectrum antibiotics, meanin...
Penicillin Allergies
in Allergies, on September 22, 2006
...ning as very sensitive indiduals may experience anaphylactic shock .
Penicillin and other related antibiotics falling under the so-called beta-lactam family of antibiotics are commonly prescribed be...
Studying Macrolide Formation Paves Way for Novel Antibiotics
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 20, 2006
... Scientists are developing a new method of developing antibiotics which may be used against the increasing number of "superbugs" -- pathogens with multiple antibiotic resistance . By...
Daptomycin: New Treatment against Dangerous S. Aureus Bacteria
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 23, 2006
...tions has turned difficult because many strains have developed resistance to all penicillin-related antibiotics, the highly resistant strains - being methicillin-resistant S. aureus ( MRSA ), wherein ... ..., the highly resistant strains - being methicillin-resistant S. aureus ( MRSA ), wherein the drug vancomycin has been the only consistently reliable treatment alternative.
However, MRSA strains ...
The Potentially High Price of Being Beautiful
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 2, 2006
...h worse. One woman in Fort Worth , Texas died after getting a pedicure. She had contracted an antibiotic resistant infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus . Pedicures also turned out to be di...
Antibiotics Not Effective Against Rhinitis
in Allergies, on July 26, 2006
... When you've got a runny nose, and the discharge is colored, that means you need antibiotics, right?
Wrong .
Experts say that in cases of rhinitis, which are usually due to allergies ( hay ...
Rapamycin May Protect Heart Against Tissue Damage
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 7, 2006
...mune® by Wyeth) is a peptide produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus , originally developed as an antibiotic, but is more commonly used as an immunosuppresant to prevent rejection in organ transplant...
Get An Illegal Tattoo and You Might End Up With More Than You Bargained For...
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 26, 2006
...that these are the first documented cases of MRSA infections caused by tattoos.
MRSA is a nasty antibiotic-resistant bug that fights off the body's immune system and destroys tissues. The comm...
Novartis Bids for NeuTec, Expands Into Hospital Anti-Infectives
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 8, 2006
...ding recombinant antibody fragments that binds to cellular proteins and increases the efficacy of antibiotics in resistant strains particularly those involved in hospital infections.
Mycograb is ...
From the Medical Grand Rounds: Asthma and Pollen Allergies
in Allergies, on May 23, 2006
...ical blogs.
Breath Spa for Kids (a great blog about asthma!) writes an entry entitled, Does Early Antibiotic Use Increase The Risk Of Asthma? , emphasizing the need for judicious use of antibiotics,...
Fosfomycin Ineffective in Vitro But Shows In Vivo Efficacy Against Listeriosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2006
... For an antibiotic candidate to be considered for human clinical trials, it first has to show efficacy under laboratory conditions. If a compound does not inhibit the growth of microorganisms und...
Aspirin Prevents Hearing Loss Resulting from Antibiotic Use
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 30, 2006
...niversity of Michigan's Kresge Hearing Research Institute found out that Aspirin also prevents antibiotic-induced hearing loss .
The researchers studied 195 patients in China who receiv...
Sun Allergies or Photosensitivity
in Allergies, on April 24, 2006
...ical that has been applied to the skin (often an ingredient in sunscreen, fragrances, cosmetics or antibiotic ointments) or ingested in a drug (often a prescription medicine). Common prescription med...
PNA FISH Culture Identification Kits: Saves Hospitals in Anti-Fungal Expenditures
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 18, 2006
...e by implementing PNA FISH both in the microbiology lab and on the medical floors via a coordinated antibiotic utilization improvement program."
To save on anti-fungal expenditures, hospitals ...
Telithromycin: Potential Treatment for Acute Asthma
in Allergies, on April 14, 2006
... Telithromycin , a drug sold under the brand name Ketek , is an antibiotic used to treat mild to moderate respiratory infections . Data from a clinical trial published in the New England J...
Antibiotic Could Be Dangerous For Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on March 2, 2006
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Doctors and researchers are cautioning diabetic patients against the use of the popular antibiotic Tequin, used most often for respiratory and bladder infections.
Not only has the drug b...
Portable Gadgets For Food Safety
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 23, 2006
... general public when it comes to food. The most undesirable chemical contaminants found in food are antibiotics and pesticides, and there are regulations in terms of allowable levels or concentrations...
Antibiotika-Folge: Neuer Keim verursacht Dickdarmentzündung
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on February 10, 2006
... sein kann.
Damit das nicht geschieht, wird normalerweise der Keim mit Metronidazol oder Vancomycin radikal ausgerottet.
Aber was dann passieren kann, ist gerade passiert: Es bilden sich "Rest...
bio-sensor technology for rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 6, 2006
...specimen collection and bacteria identification. Hence, physicians must decide whether to prescribe antibiotic therapy and, if so, which type of bacteria to treat -- all without knowing the cause of t...
Premature Birth
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 13, 2006
...s, a charity that funds national research programs to prevent miscarriage and stillbirths, said the antibiotic metronidazole may double the risk of pre-term deliveries.
Should you (or anyone you kno...
Taro inks maiden outsourcing deal with Alkem Labs
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 5, 2006
...cording to an industry source, the two companies will work together for three to four large selling antibiotic formulations as Alkem will supply products from its plant at Daman.
Taro set up its Ind...
Furanone-Based Antibacterial Coatings For Biomedical Devices
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2005
...edical devices such as catheters are often prone to post-surgical infection. In certain cases where antibiotic treatment won't be effective, it may mean removing the implant, and cleaning the woun...
Antibiotic overuse
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 9, 2005
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Antibiotics are being overprescribed for kids :
Despite pleas from health officials, pediatricians are prescribing antibiotics unnecessarily, according to a new study by Boston's Brigham a...
Antibiotics
in The Parenting Weblog, on November 5, 2005
...e quick to self-medicate. In their rush to make it all better, parents have been known to give kids antibiotics. Not knowing that this could actually do more harm than good.
Why?
An antibiotic is ...
Pharmaceutical Lead Compunds From Fijian Seaweeds
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 13, 2005
...ine of Fiji in the south Pacific Ocean.
Two of them exhibit anti- bacterial activity towards antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , which causes food-borne and other infectious diseases....
Chronic antibiotics and the risk of respiratory infections
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 20, 2005
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From MedPage Today - those who use chronic antibiotics for acne may be more prone to upper respiratory infections . Note that this is a retrospective study, so the data is by no means definitive...
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Opens World's Largest Integrated Biotech Production Facility
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 13, 2005
...tic arthritis.
Prevenar, a pneumococcal vaccine for children, and
Tygacil(TM), an intravenous antibiotic for the treatment of serious skin and intra-abdominal hospital acquired infections (on Ph...
Unnecessary antibiotics
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 30, 2005
...It seems like giving out unnecessary antibiotics can lead to quicker resistance than previously thought :
Dr. Alastair D. Hay, who teaches medical students at the University of Bristol in England an...
Novel Antibiotics from Genetically Engineered E. coli
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 22, 2005
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In the last decades, more and more bacteria have acquired resistance to currently available antibiotics . In attempt to cope with increasing number of drug-resistant microbes, scientists ar...
Probiotic Dental Care Using GMO
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 18, 2005
...ng a Streptococcus ratus , Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus uberis preparation as a an antibiotic and over-the-counter probiotic for periodontal health in Europe and Asia. A more dar...
FDA approves a new acne gel
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 22, 2005
...A new acne gel received FDA approval. It is dapsone-based , which is different from the standard antibiotic regimen for acne:
Aczone was tested in two clinical trials with more than 3,000 acn...
Bacteria on the keyboards
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 16, 2005
...eyboards are harboring some nasty bacteria :
Computer keyboards and keyboard covers harbored vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus for more t...
Salmonella found in the ice cream
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 11, 2005
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Fluid repletion is the mainstay of treatment. In healthy people with competent immune systems, antibiotic treatment is not recommended. However, in those with severe fever, a need for hospit...
Genetech - A Model of the New Pharmaceutical Company
in Businesspundit, on June 2, 2003
... they identify the specific type of bacteria causing an infection and hit it with exactly the right antibiotic. In other words, they have succeeded by finding a niche in the market that was not being ...
Ceftobiprole Effective Against MRSA and VRSA
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2008
... The broad-spectrum antibiotic Ceftobiprole, discovered by Swiss company Basilea Pharmaceuticals, has been demonstrated to be effective against some of the deadliest strains of multiple-resistant ... ...aphylococcus aureus (MRSA), including those strains which have developed resistance the antibiotic vancomycin (VRSA).
The research, to be published in the August 2008 issue of the journal Antimicro...
Antibiotic Vancomycin Could Trigger Low Platelet Count
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 7, 2007
... Often used in intensive care units, the antibiotic vancomycin is considered the drug of choice for the treatment of staphylococci (staph) infections that are resistant to most other antibioti... ... Often used in intensive care units, the antibiotic vancomycin is considered the drug of choice for the treatment of staphylococci (staph) infections that are resistant to most other antibioti...
Cloning Fosfomycin for More Cost-Effective Production
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2006
... Fosfomycin is a member of a class of compounds called phosphonic acids, a natural antibiotic approved by the FDA to control pathogens against which penicillin and vancomycin are no longer effective... ...c acids, a natural antibiotic approved by the FDA to control pathogens against which penicillin and vancomycin are no longer effective. It has also, for example, been demonstrated to be effective aga...
Vancomycin Analog 40% More Potent, May Counter Antibiotic Resistance
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 10, 2006
... Vancomycin is a powerful antibiotic against gram positive bacteria. Often it is used as a last resort, when no other antibiotic is expected to work, such as with Staphylococcal infections. However,... ... Vancomycin is a powerful antibiotic against gram positive bacteria. Often it is used as a last resort, when no other antibiotic is expected to work, such as with Staphylococcal infections. However,...
