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This PT’s Squat Tip Is “Game-Changing”—And It’s Surprisingly Simple
This PT’s Squat Tip Is “Game-Changing”—And It’s Surprisingly Simple
The Best Beginner Exercises, As Picked By Five Personal Trainers
The Best Beginner Exercises, As Picked By Five Personal Trainers
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Feb , 2024
Hormonal steroids found to boost drug resistance in gonorrhea bacteria
Tag: Antibiotic

Hormonal steroids found to boost drug resistance in gonorrhea bacteria

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers performed cellular, biochemical, and structural analyses to assess the multiple transferable resistance repressor (MtrR) binding and activation by male and female steroidal hormones, physiologically significant molecules interacting with gonococcal organisms during infection. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative diplococcus that causes millions of diseases globally, including those […]

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Feb , 2024
Cirrhosis patients face mixed infection outcomes amid pandemic healthcare shifts
Tag: Antibiotic

Cirrhosis patients face mixed infection outcomes amid pandemic healthcare shifts

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), led to significant changes in healthcare systems, such as the introduction of telemedicine. However, these changes have impacted patients with a history of chronic diseases. A recent Scientific Reports study compares the changes in infection patterns in […]

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Feb , 2024
Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin
Tag: Antibiotic

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

When Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two years ago, he said, he was shocked by how many cases of syphilis the clinic was treating. For decades, rates of the sexually transmitted infection were low. But the Hamilton County Health Department in Chattanooga — a midsize […]

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Dec , 2023
Hospital coffee machines not responsible for spreading superbugs, study finds
Tag: Antibiotic

Hospital coffee machines not responsible for spreading superbugs, study finds

Healthcare workers will be relieved to know that hospital coffee machines are not responsible for spreading disease and a general ban doesn’t seem necessary, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. In a bid to eliminate hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections, various objects have been investigated as breeding grounds for bacteria including […]

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Nov , 2023
Antibiotic consumption in Europe rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
Tag: Antibiotic

Antibiotic consumption in Europe rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

This year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) focuses on the targets outlined in the 2023 Council Recommendation to step up efforts in the European Union (EU) against antimicrobial resistance in a One Health approach. Those recommendations formulate the 2023 goal to reduce total antibiotic consumption (community and hospital sectors combined) by 20%, using consumption data […]

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Nov , 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood
Tag: Antibiotic

A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood

In this interview ahead of World AMR Awareness Week, we explore the imminent challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with Dr. Beverley Isherwood, Strategy Leader for Infectious Diseases at Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) and Programme Director for Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy (PACE). Dr. Isherwood, with her extensive background in medicine discovery and strategy, shares her insights on the innovative […]

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Oct , 2023
Promising breakthroughs ignite hope for a novel and effective Tuberculosis vaccine
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Promising breakthroughs ignite hope for a novel and effective Tuberculosis vaccine

A recent Npj Vaccines study discussed the success and challenges of developing different tuberculosis (TB) vaccine types. Study: Key advances in vaccine development for tuberculosis—success and challenges. Image Credit: Creativa Images/Shutterstock.com Effectiveness of BCG vaccine against TB In 1982, Robert Koch first identified the TB-causing bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB treatment is costly and lengthy and could require 6-9 months […]

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Oct , 2023
Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats
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Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats

Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room with foot pain. Smith said his wife “slowly started filling me […]

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Sep , 2023
Bacteriophage cocktail can effectively disrupt Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms on medical equipment
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Bacteriophage cocktail can effectively disrupt Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms on medical equipment

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated whether a cocktail of bacteriophages coding for the depolymerase polysaccharide could effectively disrupt Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms. Study: Bacteriophages with depolymerase activity in the control of antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms. Image Credit: AnaLysiSStudiO/Shutterstock.comKlebsiella pneumoniae has been linked to several illnesses, including pneumonia, urogenital infection, liver […]

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Sep , 2023
a game-changing novel antibiotic with no resistance
Tag: Antibiotic

a game-changing novel antibiotic with no resistance

In a recent article published in the Cell Journal, researchers reported the discovery of a new antibiotic, clovibactin. Clovibactin was isolated from an uncultured Gram-negative β-proteobacterium (E. terrae ssp. carolina) found in sandy soil from North Carolina. Additionally, they reported the unusual structure and mode of action of clovibactin. Study: An antibiotic from an uncultured bacterium binds to an immutable […]
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