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Antibiotics Might Team Up to Fight Deadly Staph Infections

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Israel's Weizman Institute of Science have found that two antibiotics working together might be more effective in fighting pathogenic bacteria than either drug on its own.

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1/26/2010 4:35 PM EST

University of Illinois at Chicago

Science

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Drug-Resistant Superbugs, Nanotechnology

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Mrsa Infections, staphyloccus aureus, Nanotechnology, Nanoparticles, Nitric Oxide, skin abscesses, nosocomial infections, Dermatolgoy, Microbiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases

Novel Nanotechnology Heals Abscesses Caused by Resistant Staph Bacteria

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Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a new approach for treating and healing skin abscesses caused by bacteria resistant to most antibiotics. The study appears in the journal PLoS One.

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12/22/2009 9:30 PM EST

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Science

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Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Drug-Resistant Superbugs

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Influenza, Virology

Compound Found to Safely Counter Deadly Bird Flu

A study suggests that a new compound, one on the threshold of final testing in humans, may be more potent and safer for treating “bird flu” than the antiviral drug best known by the trade name Tamiflu.

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Embargo expired:

12/21/2009 3:00 PM EST

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12/17/2009 4:40 PM EST

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Medicine

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Drug-Resistant Superbugs, Infectious Diseases

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Toxoplasma Gondii, invasive parasite

New Clues Into How Invasive Parasite Spreads

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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a possible strategy against an invasive parasite that infects more than a quarter of the world’s population, including 50 million Americans.

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12/3/2009 2:45 PM EST

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

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Sandia National Laboratories, Sandia Labs, Biology, Virology, Bacteriology, MRSA

Stopping MRSA Before It Becomes Dangerous Is Possible

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Drug-resistant hospital bacteria could be inactivated at their outset.

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12/3/2009 1:45 PM EST

Sandia National Laboratories

Medicine

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Drug-Resistant Superbugs, Infectious Diseases

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UTI, Urinary Tract Infections, E. Coli, Amyloid, Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Study Leads to Better Drug for Infections

Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that's what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere recently reported.

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11/24/2009 8:15 PM EST

Washington University in St. Louis

Medicine

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Drug-Resistant Superbugs, Infectious Diseases, Story Ideas: Medicine

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Helicobacter Pylori, LOAD therapy

New Combination Therapy Looks Promising Against Ulcer Bacteria

Results of a new study reveal that a seven-day course of LOAD therapy is superior to LAC at eliminating the H. pylori bacterium in patients with gastritis and peptic ulcers.

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10/26/2009 11:00 AM EDT

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10/22/2009 1:00 PM EDT

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Medicine

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Drug-Resistant Superbugs, Infectious Diseases, Food/Water Safety, Vaccines

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cattle vaccine, Vaccines, E.Coli, E. Coli vaccine, Food Safety, Water Borne Bacterial Disease

Student Develops New E. coli Vaccine

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Food and water around the world could soon become safer for human consumption thanks to a new cattle vaccine created by University of Saskatchewan graduate student David Asper.

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10/18/2009 5:00 PM EDT

University of Saskatchewan

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Drug-Resistant Superbugs, Infectious Diseases, Story Ideas: Science, Food/Water Safety

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E. Coli, Escherichia Coli, Eugenol

Extracts of Common Spices May Prevent the Production of E. coli O157 Toxin

Researchers found that a common kitchen spice contains an active component that reduces the deadliness of the Escherichia coli O157 toxin, according to a new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. E. coli O157 toxins cause abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea, acute renal failure and gastrointestinal bleeding.

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9/23/2009 4:25 PM EDT

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

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MRSA

Loyola Opens New Bilingual Clinic Dedicated to Treating MRSA

New MRSA Clinic staffed by board-certified infectious disease physicians, researchers.

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9/17/2009 4:30 PM EDT

Loyola University Health System