In the medical world, this is known as antimicrobial resistance. Today, superbugs could be the greatest public health threat ...

The misuse of antibiotics has fueled the dangerous spread of hard-to-treat infections like C. Diff and MRSA that can turn deadly. Here 's how to protect yourself.

Superbugs are strains of bacteria which are resistant to common antibiotics and they are responsible for about 5,000 deaths ...

Cases of these “superbugs” being passed between sick ... and that number is expected to rise to 10 million by 2050 if no action is taken. The study involved 43 households in Portugal ...

Infections from drug-resistant bacteria kill more than 1.2 million people around the world every year, according to the University of Oxford, and this number is projected to rise to up to 10 ...

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs pose a growing threat. This looming crisis demands urgent global attention and innovative ...

study suggests Drug-resistant 'superbugs' may spread between people, pets Drug-resistant infections kill more than 1.2 million people each year, and that number is expected to rise to 10 million ...

Lethal and contagious, these antibiotic-resistant organisms have been termed superbugs. Staphylococci ... First observed in 1960, MRSA continued to increase slowly in the bacterial population ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU has approved a new antibiotic for serious illnesses such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections ...

There is a global drive to reduce the use of antibiotics, in both human medicine and agriculture, to tackle the rise of 'superbugs' - strains of bacteria that can no longer be treated by certain ...

Antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are among the greatest public health threats ... Greater rainfall and flooding will also increase the risks of horizontal gene transfer due to contamination of water ...

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