by SingHealth Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Doctors may soon use an AI-driven solution to swiftly prescribe a personalized antibiotic regimen for patients with just a few mouse clicks instead of giving general treatment. The antibiotic regimen can then be adjusted, if necessary, when bacterial culture and other investigation test results become available. Known as the Augmented...
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‘Low risk’ antibiotic has led to an almost untreatable superbug, study finds
by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity VRE bacteria on a petri dish and Rifaximin antibiotics. Credit: Adrianna Turner A new study has found that an antibiotic for liver disease patients could expose them to a greater risk of a dangerous superbug. The international team of researchers found that an antibiotic commonly prescribed for...
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Chemical trick activates antibiotic directly at the pathogen
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Electron micrograph of Escherichia coli Credit: Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research/Manfred Rohde “Due to increasing resistance, it is becoming more and more frequent that common and well-tolerated antibiotics no longer work against dangerous bacterial pathogens,” says Prof. Mark Brönstrup, head of the ‘Chemical Biology’ department at the HZI and a scientist...
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7 Medications That Can Make You Tired — And Why Your Antibiotic Isn’t One of Them
Written by Stacia Woodcock, PharmD | Reviewed by Christina Aungst, PharmD Key takeaways: If you’re feeling tired, it’s possible your medication is to blame. Common culprits include antihistamines, muscle relaxers, and benzodiazepines. Opioid pain medications commonly cause drowsiness, too. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and antibiotics aren’t known to make you drowsy. But they both treat conditions (pain,...
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Biocides are a useful tool to combat antibiotic resistance but appropriate use is vital, scientists suggest
News Release 8-Aug-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationApplied Microbiology International A recent review in the journal Sustainable Microbiology discusses how the use of biocides can promote well-being – but must only be used when there are clear benefits. Biocide use should be restricted to applications where there are tangible benefits but also not unnecessarily restricted where genuine benefits...
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7 Medications That Can Make You Tired — And Why Your Antibiotic Isn’t One of Them
Written by Stacia Woodcock, PharmD | Reviewed by Christina Aungst, PharmDUpdated on April 22, 2024 Key takeaways: If you’re feeling tired, it’s possible your medication is to blame. Common culprits include antihistamines, muscle relaxers, and benzodiazepines. Opioid pain medications commonly cause drowsiness, too.Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and antibiotics aren’t known to make you drowsy. But they both...
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Researchers report potent antibiotic that overcomes resistance
August 8, 2024 by Samuel Hanegreefs, Leiden University Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Science Translational Medicine has published a study by researchers from the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) on a potent new antibiotic that can overcome resistance. “The idea was to tweak the original antibiotic and create a next-generation drug,” says Nathaniel Martin, professor of Biological...
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New type of “antibiotic” generated from the long pepper recommended
News Release 30-Jul-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationBen-Gurion University of the Negev BEER-SHEVA, Israel, July 30, 2024 – Antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens are on the rise, while fewer antibiotics are being developed. Prof. Ariel Kushmaro and his local and international colleagues tackled the need by focusing on the long pepper. Known in traditional medicine for its treatment of...
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Dual action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible
NEWS RELEASE 23-JUL-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO A new antibiotic that works by disrupting two different cellular targets would make it 100 million times more difficult for bacteria to evolve resistance, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago. For a new paper in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers probed how a class...
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Could OTC nasal sprays ease colds and flu and cut antibiotic use?
JULY 15, 2024 by Carole Tanzer Miller Over-the-counter nasal sprays could be a potent weapon against a major public health threat—antibiotic resistance, researchers report. Their analysis, which looked at data from nearly 14,000 adults, found that common nasal sprays could help keep upper respiratory tract infections at bay, reducing the need for antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance...