The Rise of Superbugs 02:57 The misuse of antibiotics has fueled the dangerous spread of hard-to-treat infections like C. Diff and MRSA that can turn deadly. Here ...
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 ...
Pet dogs and cats in Portugal and the UK were found to harbor the same antibiotic-resistant bacteria as their owners. New ...
A wide number of "smart" bacteria in the environment have "learned" how to resist the arsenal of antibiotics. Decades of overuse and misuse of antibiotics have caused this crisis: overzealous ...
Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused ...
One day, you're fine. But then you get a cut or bruise, or undergo a common medical procedure, maybe a root canal or surgery ...
For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over ...
A rare bacterial infection that can invade the nervous system or bloodstream is on the rise in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns. The infection, known as ...
A days-old newborn in Oregon was sickened with salmonella that may have been transmitted from parents who tended infected ...
In the UK, the figure for deaths from drug-resistant infections is more than 7,500. These numbers are likely to increase and it is feared new medicines to combat new infections will not keep up. ...