Two Foods supercharge normally ineffective antibiotics We look at two separate studies: Cranberries join forces with antibiotics to fight bacteria “But when we simultaneously treated the bacteria with an antibiotic and the cranberry extract, no resistance developed.” Manuka honey to… Read More ›
Antibiotic resistance
Unwanted impact of antibiotics broader, more complex than previously known
Public Release: 10-Feb-2015 40 percent of all adults and 70 percent of all children take one or more antibiotics every year They also kill intestinal epithelium. Destruction of the intestinal epithelium is important because this is the site of nutrient… Read More ›
You won’t bee-lieve it! Could manuka honey beat drug-resistant superbugs?
By Nick Mcdermott PUBLISHED: 20:53 EST, 15 March 2013 | UPDATED: 05:55 EST, 17 March 2013 Strong stuff: Manuka honey could fight drug-resistant superbugs It is a natural medicine used for thousands of years to clean wounds and fight… Read More ›
Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light : 100% Survival of Infections Vs. 18%
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin… Read More ›
Antibiotics have long-term impacts on gut flora/ Up to 2 years
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Laura Udakis l.udakis@sgm.ac.uk 44-118-988-1843 Society for General Microbiology Short courses of antibiotics can leave normal gut bacteria harbouring antibiotic resistance genes for up to two years after treatment, say scientists writing in the latest… Read More ›
Antibiotics no more effective at relieving coughs and colds than a sugar pill
Those taking antibiotics in study reported more side effects including rash, nausea and diarrhoea Jeremy Laurance Wednesday, 19 December 2012 The winter may be peak season for coughs and colds but there is no point… Read More ›
Superbug MRSA Identified in U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants
The School of Public Health News November 5, 2012 NEWS RELEASE Contact: Kelly Blake, kellyb@umd.edu, 301-405-9418 University of Maryland-led study is first to document environmental source of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States College Park, Md.–A team… Read More ›
Leaves of carob tree, source of chocolate substitute, fight food-poisoning bacteria: Listeria
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Leaves of the plant that yields carob — the substitute for chocolate that some consider healthier than chocolate — are a rich source of antibacterial substances ideal for fighting the microbe responsible… Read More ›
Stream in India has record high levels of drugs
2009 study posted for filing By Margie Mason THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PATANCHERU, India — When researchers analyzed vials of treated wastewater taken from a plant where about 90 Indian drug factories dump their residues, they were shocked. Enough of a… Read More ›
Disinfectants can make bacteria resistant to treatment: Makes Bacteria Stronger
2008 Study posted for filing Contact: Lucy Goodchild press@sgm.ac.uk 44-011-898-81843 Society for General Microbiology Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger, according to a paper published in the October issue of the journal Microbiology…. Read More ›
Viruses Help MU Scientists Battle Pathogenic Bacteria and Improve Water Supply
Newly developed technique can kill antibiotic-resistant germs Sept. 24, 2012 Story Contact(s): Timothy Wall, walltj@missouri.edu, 573-882-3346 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Infectious bacteria received a taste of their own medicine from University of Missouri researchers who used viruses to infect and… Read More ›
Inula helenium ( elecampane ) 100% Effective against MRSA in vitro, 200 Strains
Br J Biomed Sci. 2009;66(4):186-9. In vitro activity of Inula helenium against clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains including MRSA. O’Shea S, Lucey B, Cotter L. Source Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland. Abstract The present study aims… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 