News tagged with combination antibiotics
Combination antibiotics effective against chlamydia-induced arthritis
Combination antibiotics effectively treat Chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis - a major step toward management, and possibly cure, of this disease, a federal multicenter clinical trial led by the University ...
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Apr 29, 2010 |
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Study reveals why certain drug combinations backfire
Combination drug therapy has become a staple for treating many infections. For instance, doctors treat extensively drug resistant forms of tuberculosis with one drug that breaks down the pathogen's protective barriers and ...
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Can rapid malaria diagnostic tests improve health outcomes in practice?
A new study, carried out in primary care units in Zanzibar and published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine, evaluates the impact of rapid malaria tests on prescribing practice and clinical outcomes. The findings sugges ...
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Apr 28, 2009 |
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Garlic constituent blocks biofilm formation, could benefit CF patients and others
E Pluribus Unum, the motto of the United States, could just as well apply to biofilm-forming bacteria. Bacterial biofilms are far more resistant than individual bacteria to the armories of antibiotics we have devised to combat ...
May 22, 2012 |
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Strategy discovered to activate genes that suppress tumors and inhibit cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of scientists has developed a promising new strategy for "reactivating" genes that cause cancer tumors to shrink and die. The researchers hope that their discovery will aid in the ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3-D
The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through needle-like ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Fighting bacteria's strength in numbers
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have opened the way for more accurate research into new ways to fight dangerous bacterial infections by proving a long-held theory about how bacteria communicate ...
May 17, 2012 |
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Target: Drug-resistant bacteria
Over the past several decades, scientists have faced challenges in developing new antibiotics even as bacteria have become increasingly resistant to existing drugs. One strategy that might combat such resistance ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 04, 2012 |
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Scientists discover multiple gene switches in Salmonella, offer new ways to curb infection
Scientists have discovered multiple gene switches in Salmonella that offer new ways to curb human infection. The discovery of the mechanisms of gene regulation could lead to the development of antibiotics to reduce the le ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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World's oceans get an acid bath
Among the repercussions of global climate change, the effect of ocean acidification on marine life is one of the least-understood variables.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Bacteria disarmer activates fiber formation in Parkinson's protein
(PhysOrg.com) -- The same substance that hampers the infection capability of bacteria can hasten the fiber formation of the protein that is involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease. The study shows how important ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Genetic information migrates from plant to plant
Plant scientists were confounded by the fact that the DNA extracted from the plants’ green chloroplasts sometimes showed the greatest similarities when related species grew in the same area. They tried ...
Feb 03, 2012 |
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New probiotic bacteria shows promise for use in shellfish aquaculture
The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally-occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally-friendly management alternative to the use of ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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