US Study Finds Common Antibiotic Boosts Death Risk
A US study said Wednesday that a popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of death.
Azithromycin ha...
Large City Hospitals: Breeding Grounds for MRSA
Superbug MRSA spreads from hospitals in large cities to regional health centers, suggests study.
Researchers found evidence that shows for the first time how the superbug spreads ...
Future Bio-Computers To Get Support from Magnetic Bacteria
Magnet-producing bacteria may perhaps be used for building biological computers of the future suggest researchers.
A team from the UK's University of Leeds and Japan's Tokyo University o...
Antibiotic Alternatives Via Discovery of New Bacteria
An Achilles heel within human cells that bacteria are able to exploit for causing and spreading infection has been discovered by scientists.
According to the researchers, their findings ...
MRSA Superbug Driven by a Gene
A gene points to the achilles heel in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), say researchers.
So-called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major w...