The Rise of Superbugs 02:57 The misuse of antibiotics has fueled the dangerous spread of hard-to-treat infections like C. Diff and MRSA that can turn deadly. Here ...
It's one of the biggest threats facing humanity: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. And now new research has shown your beloved pets could be superspreaders of it. Infections from drug-resistant ...
THE rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA and E.coli could be being fuelled by the amount of antibiotics released into the environment, a new study has found. Researchers at the ...
Pet dogs and cats in Portugal and the UK were found to harbor the same antibiotic-resistant bacteria as their owners. New ...
Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused ...
One day, you're fine. But then you get a cut or bruise, or undergo a common medical procedure, maybe a root canal or surgery ...
A snapshot of the situation in Australia reveals a war that’s not being won. In recent years, bacteria or ‘superbugs’ have adapted to resist multiple antibiotics including the ‘last-line ...
Veterinary scientists find evidence that antibiotic-resistant bacteria pass between animals and humans living together ...
For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over ...
In the UK, the figure for deaths from drug-resistant infections is more than 7,500. These numbers are likely to increase and it is feared new medicines to combat new infections will not keep up. ...
Improved sanitation could prevent at least half of cases, which are costing the region as much as $8.4 billion each year ...