Tougher antibiotics law urged
David Byrne, European Union commissioner designate for consumer protection, signalled a toughening of laws and measures on the use of antibiotics and said he would soon bring forward a white paper on
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UK report on antibiotic resistance finally released
A study looking at the risks to public health from antibiotic resistance in farm animals has been finally been released. The Soil Association, the UK's organic food certification body, welcomed the
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Pfizer to amend drug label
Pfizer,the US pharmaceuticals group, has agreed to change the labelling of its widely used antibiotic Trovan, limiting its use to serious infections in hospitals and nursing homes, following cases of
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Researchers find key gene causing killer infections
In a discovery that could lead to powerful new vaccines and antibiotics, researchers have isolated a key gene that bacteria use to launch killer infections. Researchers at the University of
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Antibiotics in farm creating superbugs
Farmers who lace animal feed with antibiotics to bulk up livestock and prevent infections are creating drug-resistant bacteria that could cause serious illnesses among humans, a Canadian medical
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New treatment for oral cancer
A new specific, promising treatment has been advocated by a leading dermatologist of Assam, based at Gawahati.The treatment comprising an antibiotic ointment in combination with steriod works
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Call for rational 'antibiotic policy'
India needs a "rational antibiotic policy" to control overuse of anti-microbial drugs as "unwise" use of such drugs gives rise to drug resistant strains which are even more difficult to tackle,
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Drug-resistant Infections rise
U.S. researchers have found an increase in antibiotic-resistant infections of the urinary tract that may require switching drugs and treating patients for longer periods. A five-year study of women
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Antibiotics that reduce heart-attack
Evidence is growing that chronic infections may play a role in artery disease, heart attack and stroke. And a new study shows that treatment with certain antibiotics may affect those infections and
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Merck announces antibiotic breakthrough
Drug maker Merck has announced it has reengineered an antibiotic to make it lethal to some of the hardiest drug-resistant superbugs. The new drug, currently designated as L-786,392, belongs a class
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Pfizer fights back over animal feed antibiotics ban
Drug company Pfizer is suing the European Union over its decision last year to ban four animal feed antibiotics. Pfizer claims the decision to ban the company's food additive virginiamycin, one of
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Brussels bans antibiotics in animal feed
The European Union faces legal action after its agriculture ministers banned the use of four antibiotics in animal feed amid fears of increasing human resistance to life-saving drugs. Rejecting
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Spices kill bacteria , say researchers
A New Study has found that spices kill bacteria apart from helping keep food fresh longer. The study by two researchers at Cornell Univeristy says that spice plants are rich in powerful antibiotic
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Natural safeguard protects infants from HIV
A glycoprotein found in milk may prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children. Lactoferrin is a natural antibiotic, secreted in a number of body fluids; including saliva, bile,
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3-D enzyme
Researchers have generated the three-dimensional molecular structure of a common enzyme in a breakthrough that may overcome resistance to antibiotics, according to a study published yesterday. Dr
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- Superbug discovered
A virulent new superbug has been discovered by British scientists which is resistant to all known antibiotics and could kill people with weak immune systems, a report in this week's New Scientist
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- Dangerous drugs
Antibiotics are readily available without a prescription from pharmacies and corner shops around Asia. Asia is quickly becoming a breeding ground for multi-drug resistant bacteria-capable of evading
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Demand for Antibiotic may alter U.S patent policies
The U.S government's response to demand for Cipro, an antibiotic for treating anthrax, could open the floodgated for poor countries that want to bypass international patent agreements and import
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Ranbaxy and Cipla rejoice as US clears 2 more anti-anthrax drugs
The anthrax scare in the US has finally opened up a window of opportunity for Ranbaxy and Cipla. The US administration has announced that antibiotics other than ciprofloxacin-principally doxycycline
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Bayer to uphold 'Cipro' rights
The Bayer Chief Executive, Mr Manfred Schneider, was quoted on Tuesday as saying his company will fight to uphold its patent rights to Cipro, the antibiotic identified as the best treatment of