An enzyme's evolution from changing electric fields and resisting antibiotics
(Biophysical Society) Bacteria can produce enzymes that make them resistant to antibiotics; one example is the TEM beta-lactamase enzyme, which enables bacteria to develop a resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, such as penicillin and cephalosporins. Researchers at Stanford University are studying this area -- how an enzyme changes and becomes antibiotic-resistant -- and will present their work during the Biophysical Society's 62nd Meeting, held Feb. 17-21, 2018. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data show
BANGKOK 29 January 2018 – The World Health Organization’s first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries.
WHO’s new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (known as GLASS) reveals widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance among 500 000 people with suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries.
The most commonly reported resistant bacteria were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, followed by Salmonella spp. T...
Source: WHO EMRO News - January 29, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Weekly Postings
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Spotlight
Welcome, Veronica Leigh Milliner! On January 2, Veronica Leigh Milliner, MLIS, joined NNLM MAR in the newly created position of All of Us Community Engagement Coordinator. Veronica will work within our region and in collaboration with other regional and national All of Us Program partners and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine to develop, pilot, model, a...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - January 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Weekly Postings Source Type: news
From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health on the Internet
January 8-29, 2018. Free, asynchronous course to evaluate health information on the internet. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - December 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Drug Allergies: Time to Re-Test?
(MedPage Today) -- Penicillin allergy may be more belief than fact (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - December 20, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
How Does Pediatric Sj ö gren Syndrome Present?
Discussion
Sjögren Syndrome (SS) is named for Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren who published a case series in 1933 describing patients with dry eyes and arthritis. SS is a “chronic autoimmune inflammatory exocrinopathy” that is characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the lacrimal and salivary glands and has various degrees of systematic involvement. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostomia are the main clinical symptoms.
Sicca is a Latin word meaning dry. Dryness of the eyes and mouth without evidence of autoimmune disease is called Sicca syndrome or Sicca complex. SS can be primary or se...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 11, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Resistance to Antibiotics: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Antimicrobial drugs play a critical role in the treatment of diseases, their use is essential to protect both human and animal health. However, antimicrobials are often misused for treatment and prevention of diseases in livestock sector, aquaculture as well as crop production. Credit: FAOBy Baher KamalROME, Dec 6 2017 (IPS)The growing resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobials due to their overuse and misuse both in humans and animals has become an alarming global threat to public health, food safety and security, causing the deaths of 700,000 people each year. This is a fact. The good news is that now more and mo...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Poverty & SDGs Projects Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Improving the lives of ru Source Type: news
Resistance to Popular Antibiotic Began Years Ago
Ampicillin, a broad-spectrum penicillin, is widely used to treat many bacterial infections, including bladder and ear infections, pneumonia and gonorrhea. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Resistance to Popular Antibiotic Likely Began Years Before Human Use
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2017 -- Bacterial resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin may have begun years before doctors started prescribing it in the early 1960s, a new study suggests.
Ampicillin, a broad-spectrum penicillin, is widely used to treat many... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 30, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Ampicillin resistance 'started in agriculture'
Researchers say overuse of penicillin on farms in the 1950s triggered human resistance Related items fromOnMedica Massive fall in animal antibiotic use Interventions cut inappropriate antibiotic prescribing US use of broad-spectrum antibiotics shows worrying increase Study quantifies human consequences of increased antibiotic resistance United global effort needed to fight antimicrobial resistance (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 30, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Antibiotic resistance: An unexpected chronology
(Institut Pasteur) Researchers from Institut Pasteur have shed light on the rise of ampicillin resistance back in the 60s. Through the sampling of Salmonella strains, they proved that antibiotic resistance can be traced back prior to the release of ampicillin on the UK market. Their discovery suggests that penicillin fed to livestock in the 1950s may have encouraged antibiotic-resistant bacteria to evolve and spread. These results will be published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 29, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Penicillin G Procaine (Penicilling Procaine Injection) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - November 17, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Penicillin G Procaine (Penicilling Procaine Injection) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - November 16, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
When'Allergic to Penicillin' Isn't True in Children When'Allergic to Penicillin' Isn't True in Children
A study seeks to determine how many low-risk children thought to have penicillin allergy are truly penicillin allergic.Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
