Deadly 'Superbug' Could Be Wiped Out, If Only...
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If only patients were routinely screened for symptoms of the deadly staph infection before checking into the hospital. Yet hospitals oppose efforts to make this screening mandatory.
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A Calgary doctor aiming to find a way to eliminate the superbug C. difficile now has a new &quot;stadium-size microscope&quot; to use as a research weapon.
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The problem of multidrug-resistant TB may be even more severe than previously thought, experts warn.
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Washington - World Health Organisation (WHO) and United States medical experts have warned that the increasing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics threatens the existing arsenal of drugs against dangerous infectious diseases.
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The UK's MRSA problem may be due to the emergence of highly contagious clones of the superbug, says a scientist.
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A UK company claims to have discovered a compound that renders the MRSA superbug vulnerable to the antibiotic it normally resists.
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Essential oils could kill the deadly MRSA hospital 'superbug', scientists have claimed.
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A vaccine that has dramatically curbed pneumonia and other serious illnesses in children is having an unfortunate effect: promoting new superbugs that cause ear infections
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If antibiotic succeeds in testing, it would be the 1st new treatment for the disease in 41 years. WASHINGTON -- A novel type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control
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WASHINGTON: World Health Organisation and US medical experts warn that the increasing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics threatens the existing arsenal of drugs against dangerous infectious diseases.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Drug-resistant superbugs are   present in Canadian hospitals in higher than expected numbers,   according to a study released on Wednesday, spurring a   recommendation to "hit them early, hit them right and hit them   hard."
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Survivors from the gargantuan tsunami that swept across Asia will face a host of new threats in the coming days and weeks: viruses and bacteria in the water
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A bacterium closely related to bugs that cause gangrene, tetanus and food poisoning could help to beat cancer.
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Two drug-resistant "superbugs" are becoming more common across the United States including one that causes hard-to-treat ear infections in children, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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People who survived the Asian tsunami face yet another risk - a potentially fatal fungal infection.
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Bacteria that became more dangerous in space may help scientists design better antibiotics on Earth, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Science & environment: Ben Goldacre: Homeopaths would be fine, if they could just shut up about serious stuff, like Aids, or malaria, or MMR.