Antibiotics: a new technique to overcome bacterial resistance
By using the different types of antibiotics at a precise rotation rate, it would be possible to prevent the development ...
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Antibiotics: British doctors threatened with sanctions
A leader of the British health system wants to put in place sanctions against doctors who prescribe too many antibiotics.Punish ...
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Marne: NDM-1 superbug detected in patient returning from Vietnam
For the first time, the NDM-1 superbug was detected in France in a man hospitalized at the University Hospital of ...
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One in two travelers brings back resistant bacteria from the tropics
According to a French study, half of travelers who left for the tropics return with a multi-resistant enterobacterium.Every summer, the ...
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Half of travelers to tropical areas bring back resistant bacteria
Half of travelers returning from the tropics have acquired an infection with multi-resistant enterobacteria, according to a study conducted in ...
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UK: drug prices will be announced to patients
Wasted drugs are costly to the State, and therefore to the taxpayer. This is the argument advanced by the British ...
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Maple syrup to fight bacteria
A Canadian study has shown that maple syrup concentrate can make bacteria more vulnerable and therefore less tenacious in the ...
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Antibiotic resistance: the Yanomami worry researchers
Indians from an isolated tribe in the Amazon show great resistance to antibiotics, even the most recent drugs. A discovery ...
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More than 600 species of bacteria colonize the New York subway
For the first time, researchers have mapped the bacteria living in the New York City subway. This project could provide ...
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Superbacteria could cost $ 100,000 billion in 2050
By 2050 antibiotic resistance could cost one and a half times the global GDP per year, according to a British ...
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A new antibiotic effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Researchers have developed a technique to produce many antibiotics that do not cause resistance from bacteria, according to a study ...
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Multidrug resistant bacteria: software to anticipate their mutations
In order to fight against "super-bacteria", a team of researchers has developed an algorithm that predicts their mutations.The “super-bacteria” pose ...
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Antibiotics: France is the 4th largest consumer in Europe
The prescription of antibiotics in France is 41% higher than the European average, according to a new report from the ...
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Scientists promise to detect bacteria after 30 minutes
American scientists are developing a new tool to detect the presence of bacteria in drug treatments in just 30 minutes. ...
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Antibiotics: Marisol Touraine tackles overconsumption
For the European Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Day, Marisol Touraine announced a plan with three objectives in order to consume less ...
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Antibiotics: consumption increases despite public campaigns
The results are alarming: the consumption of antibiotics has been rising steadily since 2010. However, campaigns have multiplied to raise ...
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Antibiotics ineffective in 15% of cases
In a large study, published in the BMJ, researchers reviewed more than 21 years of antibiotic prescriptions.It is the largest ...
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Antibiotic resistance has caused serious neonatal infections
A strange spike in streptococcal B infections in infants in the 1960s. This medical mystery has finally found its explanation: ...
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Antibiotic resistance: actions are multiplying in the face of the global threat
A persistent infection, ineffective antibacterial products… Antibiotic resistance is a real threat, and the great people of this world are ...
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A way to neutralize bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Researchers have found bacteria resistant to antibiotics to weaken. Closing a "door" in their membrane can block resistance.Has the end ...
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Antibiotics in animals: authorities sound the alarm
To fight against antibiotic resistance, ANSES calls for more than moderate use of antibiotics in farms, and in particular for ...
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Antibiotic resistance: the threat has become a reality
The whole world is at risk of antibiotic resistance. If left unchecked, minor infections could kill again, according to the ...
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Antibiotic resistance: WHO denounces a threat that has become reality
In a surveillance report on 114 countries, the World Health Organization draws an alarming observation: mild infections could kill again ...
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Cystitis: cranberry prevents recurrence
Cranberry juice would be particularly effective in preventing recurrence of urinary tract infections in women, according to the findings of ...
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50% of antibiotics deemed unnecessary by Americans
Antibiotic resistance is believed to be the cause of 23,000 deaths each year in the United States. In France, antibiotic ...
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Over-prescribed antibiotics
After ten years of decline, the consumption of antibiotics is on the rise in France. Women and the North are ...
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