Bite of a tick
Lyme disease, which is transmitted through the bite of a tick, can now be cured by taking a single dose of an antibiotic (doxycycline), says a study. Lyme disease is directly linked with the
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What s the way out
Pharma industry looks for ways to end blacklist
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Identification and quantification of five macrolide antibiotics in several tissues, eggs and milk by liquid chromatography
We present an electrospray high-performance liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric (HPLC
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Battling bacteria
A major success is on the anvil for scientists at the University of London, which could mean an end to the problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Michael WilsoQ and his colleagues have
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Genie of infection
Asia's antibiotic abuse : The growing abuse of antibiotics combined with vast regional changes in wealth, demographics, social behavior, land use and commerce are transforming Asia inot a potential
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Docs: Strep bacteria resisting antibiotics
For the first time,doctors have documented a large-scale US outbreak of antibiotic-resistant strep throat an episode involgint at least 46 Pittsburgh school children. Until now, antibiotics have
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Bacteria resistant to antibiotics found in Tokyo hospital patient
Bacteria called Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE), against which almost all antibiotics are ineffective, including vancomycin antibiotics--the last line of defense--were discovered in a patient
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Alarm over antibiotics entering seafood
Antibiotics residues are getting into farmed shrimps resulting in the emergence of new strains of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria in the country, which could pose serious health hazrds, a
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Call for national policy on antibiotics
A three-day intenational symposium on "Prudent use of antibiotics", which ended in Jaipur today, urged the Centre to appoint a committee of experts for framing a national antibiotics policy for
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Fish cures humans
North Carolina Sea Grant researchers have discovered a new antibiotic in fish that might help treat diseases in both humans and animals. Antibiotics, like piscidins, were isolated from Mast cells in
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Bad medicine: Sacks full of fake antibiotics seized
Spurious antibiotics worth more than Rs 5 lakh were seized by the northwest district police last evening. The two antibiotics have been identified as Ampoxin-500 and Sporidex-500. Ampoxin is usually
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Organic standards
the us department of agriculture (usda) has for the first time adopted standards for labeling and processing of organic foods. The new standards ban the use of irradiation, biotechnology and
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Fungal flair
Using fungi in dressings for faster healing of wounds
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Soap sense
Antibacterial washes no better
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Acne drug to cure Japanese encephelitis
acne and Japanese encephelitis (je) cannot really be spoken of in the same bracket. But if the results of a new study by the National Brain Research Centre in Manesar are validated, patients
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National drugs authority proposed
The Union government plans to introduce a bill in the Parliament to institute a national drug authority which would monitor and control the manufacture and marketing of drugs in India. Although a
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Garlic wards off TB
Garlic is effective in treating tuberculosis, especially the kind which is resistant to antibiotics, claim scientists P Ratnakar, D Srilatha and P S Murthy of the University College of Medical
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This is a good bioenhancer
Drumstick molecule increases absorption of drugs
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Identification and quantification method of spiramycin and tylosin in feedingstuffs with HPLCUV/DAD at 1 ppm level
The use of the two macrolides antibiotics Spiramycin (S) and Tylosin (T) as growth promoters in animal feeding has been recently withdrawn in the European Union due to a concern about the outbreaks of farmacoresistance fenomena as a possible hazard for humans.
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Will plague return?
A plague bacterium that has developed resistance to several antibiotics may pose a serious threat to human health