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Innovative antibiotics to be available for UK patients in world-first scheme
A new scheme that starts this week is aiming to provide innovative antibiotics to NHS patients for the first time in almost 30 years...
NHS could save £89m a year on antibiotics with diagnostic tests
A new report has revealed how the NHS could save £89m a year on antibiotics by introducing accurate, point-of-care diagnostic tests.
A vast, national study...
New study shows that CBD improves efficacy of antibiotics
A new study has shown that the cannabis cannabinoid CBD helps to fight resistant bacteria by improving the efficacy of antibiotics.
Scientists at the University...
Antibiotic potential of cannabis: CBG compound resistant to MRSA
Researchers have uncovered antibacterial properties of the cannabinoid CBG – which shows resistance to the drug-resistant bacteria MRSA.
An interdisciplinary team of McMaster University researchers...
Fungi: a kingdom to address the antimicrobial resistance problem
A report by the OECD in 2015 estimated that we can expect an average of 10 million human deaths per year between 2015 and...
Ancient medical remedy: using Manuka honey in surgery
As the antibiotics resistance crisis continues, researchers are looking for replacements that can help to prevent in infection.
One solution to antibiotic resistance could be...
New antibiotic on the horizon to combat drug resistance
Today, more and more bacterial pathogens of infectious diseases are becoming resistant to customary antibiotics.
A new discovery, from an international team of researchers, with...
The only alternative to antibiotics for animals is disease prevention
Dr Olivier Espeisse, of AnimalhealthEurope, discusses how the alternative to antibiotics for animals is prevention of disease.
Tackling drug resistance is often treated like the...
Little progress made in the EU fight against antimicrobial resistance
The EU’s fight against superbugs, especially bacteria which have become resistant to antibiotics, has brought little progress to date.
While EU action has led to...
Crohn’s disease: how associated bacteria develop drug resistance
Many patients with Crohn's disease develop resistance to treatments.
Researchers have looked at how Chron’s disease-related bacteria can form drug resistance.
They found that bacteria associated...
Why veterinarians should be at the heart of the drug resistance fightback
When antibiotic resistance could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if left unchecked, it is natural to want...
Clarithromycin resistance has doubled in two decades
Clarithromycin resistance – a commonly-used antibiotic for treating harmful bacteria related to a variety of stomach conditions – has more than doubled in 20...
Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical Mexican forest
An antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium has been discovered in a Mexican tropical forest that may help lead to a "plant probiotic," more...
New defensive mechanism against bacterial wound infections discovered
Researchers have discovered a new defensive mechanism which enables our skin to actively kill bacteria.
Central to this mechanism is a cellular messenger molecule known...
Finding shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread by washing machine
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens can be spread via washing machines.
This has been proven by hygienists at the University of Bonn for a children's hospital in which...
CBD as an antibiotic: promise as a weapon to fight superbugs
Amidst grave concerns of antibiotic resistance new research has shown that CBD might be an effective way of fighting superbugs.
Since cannabis compound CBD has...
Discover how Manuka honey can kill drug resistant bacteria found in cystic fibrosis infections
According to experts at Swansea University, UK, Manuka honey could provide the key to tackling drug resistant bacteria in cystic fibrosis infections – could...
Do you feel like you’re being overprescribed with antibiotics?
According to the National Health Service, researchers estimate that as much as 23% of recommended antibiotics could be inappropriately prescribed.
A new study in the...
Can we end tuberculosis?
Following from the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on TB, Yuliya Chorna, of TB Europe Coalition, reflects on the global movement to end tuberculosis.
The first...
Can a biosynthetic pathway be a new route to antibiotic use?
Scientists have discovered a new route to antibiotic use, exploiting a chemical process and gene editing, also known as a biosynthetic pathway.
Researchers from The...
