Infectious Diseases A-Z: The fight against antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics have been credited with saving countless lives. Penicillin, discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming, is recognized as one of the greatest advances in therapeutic medicine. The life-saving drug, which was first mass produced in the U.S. during World War II, helped launch the golden era of antibiotics. Today, medical researchers have a concern [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 24, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Children given penicillin grow up angry claim researchers
Low doses of the common antibiotic sparked long-term behavioural changes in mice, a trial by researchers at McMaster University, Ontario, showed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low-dose penicillin in early life induces long-term changes in behavior
Low-dose penicillin taken late in pregnancy and in early life of mice offspring, changes behavior and the balance of microbes in the gut. While these studies have been performed in mice, they point to popular increasing concerns about the long-term effects of antibiotics. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 4, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Penicillin G Benzathine (Bicillin L-A) Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - March 27, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Penicillin G Benzathine and Penicillin G Procaine (Bicillin C-R) Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - March 27, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Penicillin G Procaine Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - March 27, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
The Battle For America Is The Battle For Science
The man who popularized Greek-style yogurt, Hamdi Ulukaya, is probably one of the only, if not the only, billionaire of recent years who does not owe his fortune to the government. Jeff Bezos does, Bill Gates does, Mark Zuckerberg does, along with dozens of others who have amassed fortunes in the digital age.
They are smart men all who have exploited opportunities, which would not have existed but for the government’s presence in science. I applaud individuals who build on government discoveries to make their fortunes.
But government-backed science, which has brought us everything from GPS to the internet, is in for ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Battle For America Is The Battle For Science
The man who popularized Greek-style yogurt, Hamdi Ulukaya, is probably one of the only, if not the only, billionaire of recent years who does not owe his fortune to the government. Jeff Bezos does, Bill Gates does, Mark Zuckerberg does, along with dozens of others who have amassed fortunes in the digital age.
They are smart men all who have exploited opportunities, which would not have existed but for the government’s presence in science. I applaud individuals who build on government discoveries to make their fortunes.
But government-backed science, which has brought us everything from GPS to the internet, is in for ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 25, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
These 3 Superbugs Pose The Greatest Risk To Human Health
The World Health Organization is issuing a warning about a group of deadly bacteria: Recently, the WHO released its first-ever list of “priority pathogens,” a list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that the organization says pose the greatest threat to human health.
The list is divided into three categories: critical-, high- and medium-priority. Three pathogens made it into the critical-priority group. These bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and pose a high risk to people in hospitals and nursing homes, the WHO says.
Multidrug-resistant bacteria, sometimes called “superbugs,” are a ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 23, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Neanderthals Munched On 'Aspirin' And Woolly Rhinos
Neanderthals once dined on woolly rhinoceroses and wild sheep, and even self-medicated with painkillers and antibiotics, according to a new analysis of their dental plaque.
But the diets of Neanderthals — the closest known extinct human relative, which co-existed and sometimes bred with humans before going extinct about 40,000 years ago — varied depending on where they lived.
Researchers sequenced the ancient DNA of dental plaque from five Neanderthal skeletons — two from Spain's El Sidrón Cave, two from Belgium's Spy Cave and one from Italy's Breuil Cave. (However, the plaque sample from the Breui...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Lab notes: sex-starved, living in memory palaces - is that the future?
So. Technically, the biggest story this week was the news that scientists at the Synthetic Yeast Project areclose to completing an entire synthetic genome for baker ’s yeast. This means that we could soon have human-designed organisms capable of producing drugs and vaccines, or that can convert waste into energy or even grow organs for human transplant operations. But yeast isn’t that sexy. Accordingly, our actual “biggest” story this week was, in fact, about sex. Or rather, about a lack of sex, because a US study has found that today ’s adults are having less sex than the adults of 20 years ago. Don ’t despair...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 10, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Tash Reith-Banks Tags: Science Source Type: news
Old Mold From Penicillin Discoverer Auctioned for $14,617
How much is an old, dried out piece of mold worth? Apparently more than $14,600 if it was created by the doctor who discovered penicillin. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tags: Mold Auctions Fleming, Alexander Antibiotics Source Type: news
Skin testing, computerized support tool can improve antibiotic use in hospital inpatients
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators have developed two approaches to increasing the use of penicillins and cephalosporins -- highly effective antibiotics that are not as problematic as many alternatives -- in hospitalized patients previously believed to be allergic to penicillin. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Skin testing, computerized support tool can improve antibiotic use in hospital inpatients
Confirming whether or not a recorded penicillin allergy is real could reduce negative effects of alternate antibiotics (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - March 6, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Skin testing, computerized support tool can improve antibiotic use in hospital inpatients
Confirming whether or not a recorded penicillin allergy is real could reduce negative effects of alternate antibiotics (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 6, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
