Right now we are on the edge of losing the benefits of antibiotics, one of the greatest medical advancement. Researchers warn that because we use antibiotics inadvertently and often do not finish a whole treatment, the effects may disappear as bacteria adapts to the changes. The microbiome, 100 trillion microbes forming an ecosystem in the body, is one of the most intensely researched fields in … [Read more...]
Basic Health Care Is under Threat: Antibiotics Loose Effectiveness, Presidential Report Says
Eighty-six years after Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, we are facing the risk of losing the benefits of one of the most important medical advance in history. Bacterial infections were a top cause of death until antibiotics development took off. We may be getting back to square one, because due to intense and careless use of antibiotics, they are about to lose effectiveness. Antibiotic … [Read more...]
CDC Says the Next Pandemic Could Be Antibiotic Resistance
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a way of inflicting panic in the population and today, they’ve managed to do it again. Director of CDC, Tom Frieden, said at the National Press Club luncheon that the next big thing, pandemic-wise, is going to be antibiotic resistance that transforms normal disease-causing bacteria into a disease that cannot be cure or controlled. He went on … [Read more...]
FDA advisory panel recommends two new antibiotics Dalvance, Sivextro
The advisory committee of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its nod to two new antibiotics Durata Therapeutics's Dalvance and Cubist Pharmaceuticals's Sivextro. The anti-infective drugs advisory committee of FDA unanimously recommended the approval of two new antibiotics on Monday. One of the panel member Thomas A. Moore said, "It's (Dalvance) a highly effective drug, as … [Read more...]
