Patients believed allergic to penicillin have increased risks of MRSA and C. difficile
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Analysis of outpatient records of large number of British patients reveals that those believed to be allergic to penicillin have significantly increased risks of contracting the dangerous infections MRSA and C. difficile. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 27, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malaria-Free Paraguay; Don't Neglect Nipah Virus; Global Penicillin Shortage?
(MedPage Today) -- News and commentary from the world of infectious diseases (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - June 13, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Shortage of important form of penicillin affecting 39 countries, including India: AMF
In Brazil, the shortage of penicillin coincided with a syphilis outbreak that, as a result, could not be brought under control. Between 2012 and 2015. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - June 1, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Penicillin G Benzathine (Bicillin L-A) Injection (Updated - Resolved)
Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - May 8, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Delabelling penicillin allergy after testing is safe and cost saving
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - May 1, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
How Bacteria Eat Penicillin
Scientists work out the specific genes and biochemical steps required for digesting the very drugs designed to kill microbes. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 30, 2018 Category: Science Tags: Daily News,The Scientist Source Type: news
Gustav Born obituary
Prominent pharmacologist whose pioneering work on how the body stops bleeding improved the detection of thrombosisIn 1945, Gustav Born, a young and recently qualified doctor serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps, was among the first allied staff to witness the medical aftermath of the atomic bomb blast in Hiroshima. Among the horrific injuries he encountered, one struck him particularly forcibly: the tendency of the survivors to suffer from severe bleeding disorders. This, he surmised, was attributable to a lack of blood platelets caused by radiation damage. It was evidently a decisive experience, for it set the course...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 26, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Rod Flower Tags: Medical research People in science Medicine University of Oxford King's College London University of Cambridge Source Type: news
Been told you have a penicillin allergy? There is chance it's not real
A new study shows the benefits of removing penicillin allergy labels for kids. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GMA Source Type: news
WATCH: Are you actually allergic to penicillin?
Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses what to know about a new study that suggests a majority of children who have a penicillin allergy can take penicillin-based antibiotics without a problem. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GMA Source Type: news
Delabeling for Penicllin Allergy Found Safe in Children Delabeling for Penicllin Allergy Found Safe in Children
Children with low-risk penicillin allergy symptoms who tested negative for penicillin allergy tolerated penicillin without serious adverse or allergic reactions during the following year, a study found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Delabeling for Penicillin Allergy Found Safe in Children Delabeling for Penicillin Allergy Found Safe in Children
Children with low-risk penicillin allergy symptoms who tested negative for penicillin allergy tolerated penicillin without serious adverse or allergic reactions during the following year, a study found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Digital Penicillin Production
For thousands of years, micro-organisms have been used to facilitate chemical reactions - in beer brewing, for example. However, biochemical processes are incredibly complex, with a multitude of reactions taking place simultaneously and influencing one another. There are countless parameters that play a role, not all of which can be directly measured. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - April 10, 2018 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Orchid gets three final bids at par with liquidation value
The company had to sell assets to rein in debt. In 2012, it sold its penicillin business to US drug maker Hospira for $200 million. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 19, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AAAAI: Penicillin Allergy Label Linked to MRSA, C. difficile
(MedPage Today) -- Increase attributable to use of alternative antibiotics (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 5, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
EMedHome's Clinical Pearl: Does This Patient Really Have a Penicillin Allergy?
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - March 1, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: EMedHome's Clinical Pearl Source Type: news
