Superbug plans 'ignore' evidence
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Government plans for tackling superbugs are not being based on scientific fact, says the Lancet.
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Scientists have cast doubt on charges that six foreign medics deliberately infected Libyan children with HIV.
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Officials at Kings County Hospital Center said that they were âclosely examiningâ why doctors there failed to detect a drug-resistant staph infection in a boy who died this month.
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Think of germs as gangsters. One thug lurking on a corner you might outrun, but a dozen swaggering down the street? Yikes. Bacteria make their own gangs, clustering quietly in the body until there's a large enough group to begin an attack. This is the next frontier in fighting drug-resistant superbugs. The idea: Don't just try to kill bacteria. The bugs will always find a way to thwart the next antibiotic.
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Family doctors need to make it clear to patients that antibiotics will not get rid of the common cold, the UK government says.
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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Giving children antibiotics to ward off repeat urinary tract infections does not prevent the problem from returning and leads to infections that are resistant to the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Doctors' pessimism is wrongly denying patients with chronic lung disease treatment, a study says.
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The government's Â£50m "deep clean" of England's hospitals is a waste of money that will do little to tackle the spread of superbugs, cleaning companies said today
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NEW YORK  - After considering the clinical evidence, members of the National Academy of Neurology conclude that "there is no compelling evidence that prolonged treatment with antibiotics has any beneficial effect in post-Lyme syndrome."
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Health secretary says too many request antibiotics despite evidence that they will not be effective
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Warnings could be introduced after analysis confirms high levels of bacteria and viruses.
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Â· DNA evidence useless, say family sourcesÂ· New spokesman launches vigorous defence of couple
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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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Â· Inquiry slams mis-prescribing of drugsÂ· Doctors 'ignoring official guidelines'
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Â· Death not natural causes, pathologist tells inquest   Â· Nobody charged despite police murder inquiry
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Scientists say they have found new evidence that a Palestinian doctor and five Bulgarian nurses at a Libyan hospital did not deliberately infect hundreds of children with the AIDS virus.