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Lyme Disease Bacteria Appears to Hide in Lymph Nodes
The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is not strong enough to rout the infection, report researchers...
Discovery of Bacterial Protein Structure Brings New Antibiotics a Step Closer
Scientists have uncovered the structure of the protein complex that assembles the tiny hair-like strands that cover the outside of bacteria. Called pili, these ‘hairs’ allow bacteria to group together and stick to human cells to cause infection –...
UK Government Raises Awareness on Appropriate Antibiotic Use
A new drive to raise antibiotics awareness has been launched to remind the public that antibiotics do not work in treating viral infections such as coughs and colds.
Mother-baby Packs to Reduce HIV Transmission in Kenya
A new, easy-to-use pack for pregnant, HIV-positive women could significantly reduce rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) in Kenya. The “mother-baby pack” contains antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and antibiotics that women can easily...
Intravenous Treatment May Cut a Person’s Risk of Dying From Bacterial Meningitis
New research shows that an intravenous (IV) treatment may cut a person’s risk of dying from bacterial meningitis. The research is published in the September 29, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology....
Tracking Triclosan’s Field Footprint
A study by US Department of Agriculture scientists and cooperators provides new details about how fertilizing soils with biosolids also introduces triclosan — an antibacterial agent in soaps and other cleaning supplies — into the environment. Science...Pharmaceutical Conservation Key to Slowing Rise of Antibiotic-resistant Infections
The United States must focus on conserving the use of antibacterial drugs, or face a public health crisis from rapidly rising rates of antibiotic-resistant infections, according to a new analysis. Most proposals to solve this problem focus on giving pharmaceutical...Home Care Equivalent to Hospital Care for Some Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Patients with cystic fibrosis recover from exacerbations equally well if they are treated at home or in a hospital, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Furthermore, longer treatment with antibiotics does not appear to offer any additional...
