News tagged with superbugs
Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in fertilizer
May 29, 2009 |
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Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertilizer. Researchers writing in the open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica point out the ...
How superbugs control their lethal weapons (w/Videos)
May 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears that some superbugs have evolved to develop the ability to manipulate the immune system to everyone's advantage.
Bacteria create aquatic superbugs in waste treatment plants
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For bacteria in wastewater treatment plants, the stars align perfectly to create a hedonistic mating ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs eventually discharged into streams and lakes.
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Green tea helps beat superbugs
Mar 31, 2008 |
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Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Superbugs, shapes and nanotechnology
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 06, 2007 |
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A common hospital superbug called Clostridium has a protective coat of armour that can self assemble when put into a test tube on its own, which may have important commercial uses in nanotechnology, according to scientists ...
Running out of treatments: The problem superbugs resistant to everything
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Apr 01, 2008 |
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Doctors are running out of treatments for today’s trauma victims and critically ill patients because of infections due to drug resistant microbes – even after resorting to using medicines thrown out 20 years ago because of ...
First broad spectrum anti-microbial paint to kill 'superbugs'
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Scientists in South Dakota are reporting development of the first broad-spectrum antimicrobial paint, a material that can simultaneously kill not just disease-causing bacteria but mold, fungi, and viruses. ...
Researchers uncover clue in spread of 'superbugs'
Nov 03, 2008 |
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A discovery from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has put scientists are one step closer to finding a defense against dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria, sometimes called "superbugs."
Marijuana ingredients show promise in battling superbugs
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Substances in marijuana show promise for fighting deadly drug-resistant bacterial infections, including so-called "superbugs," without causing the drug's mood-altering effects, scientists in Italy and the United Kingdom are ...
Switched-on new nanotechnology paints for hospitals could kill superbugs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 09, 2008 |
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New nanotechnology paints for walls, ceilings, and surfaces could be used to kill hospital superbugs when fluorescent lights are switched on, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting ...
Nanotechnology boosts war on superbugs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 12, 2008 |
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This week Nature Nanotechnology journal (October 12th) reveals how scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, one of ...
Brits battle antibiotic overuse
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Britain's health secretary announced a $5.2 million campaign against "superbugs" that asked doctors to lay off antibiotics for viral colds, coughs and flus.
Salmonella's sweet tooth predicts its downfall
May 19, 2009 |
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For the first time UK scientists have shown what the food poisoning bug Salmonella feeds on to survive as it causes infection: glucose.
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