Emerging E. coli strain causes many antimicrobial-resistant infections in US PhysOrg | A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available online, in the Aug. 1, 2010, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. | The new strain, ST131, was a major cause of serious antimicrobial-resistant E. coli infections in the United States in 2...
MPs Blasted Over Drugs Shortage All Africa The Dokolo LC5 chairman, John Baptist Okello Okello, has criticised MPs over ignoring the shortage of drugs in health units. | ...
Alleged Mexican drug cartel puts price on Arpaio's head The Examiner | The so called “America’s toughest sheriff” has never been secretive about the many death threats he continuously receives. He also has said that is not afraid. It just comes with the territory -we might think, but now he may be fo...
New fluorescent biosensor to aid drug development Newstrack India | Washington, July 30 (ANI): Carnegie Mellon researchers have come up with a new fluorescent biosensor that could aid in the development of an important class of drugs that target a crucial class of proteins called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)...
Mechanism affecting Salmonella virulence, drug susceptibility discovered Newstrack India | Washington, July 30 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind Salmonella's virulence and its susceptibility to antibiotics. | Although the mechanism had not been recognized before, the scientists were intrigued to find evidence of...
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Spain allows medicinal use of cannabis Zeenews Madrid: Spain has allowed the medication derived from cannabis - the main ingredient in marijuana - for the treatment of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis. | Health Mi...
Novartis Plans Giveaway of New Children's Medicine The New York Times | The Swiss drug giant Novartis plans to give away up to 250,000 bottles of its new liquid children’s medicine, Triaminic Fever Reducer Pain Reliever, in an effort to woo par...
Group says gov't abetting spread of fake drugs Malaya BY IRMA ISIP | Counterfeit medicines are eating about P60 billion of the total pharmaceutical market in the Philippines, and the government’s own initiatives are partly to blame,...
Miyazaki ends foot-and-mouth emergency Daily Yomiuri | MIYAZAKI--The Miyazaki prefectural government has lifted its state of emergency concerning foot-and-mouth disease, which had broken out among livestock in the prefecture. | The s...
Certain Epilepsy Drugs May Increase Risk Of Suicide redOrbit | While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires a warning of an increased risk of suicide for all epilepsy drugs, a new study shows that only certain drugs may increase the...
Merck and Sanofi name CEO of animal medicine unit Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | NEW YORK - Merck and Sanofi-Aventis SA say Raul Kohan will be CEO of their animal health joint venture, which is expected to be the world's largest maker o...
VA approves use of medicinal marijuana The Examiner | Medical Marijuana www.kdvr.com | The Veterans Administration has announced that patients being treated its hospitals and clinics will be allowed to use marijuana, but only in the...
I really feel like food is a drug, says Jessica Biel Newstrack India | Melbourne, July 24 (ANI): Jessica Biel believes that food is like a drug. | "I really feel like food is a drug. When I'm not eating properly, I have less energy - my body l...
Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease - study The Star | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Doctors may be able to watch for kidney injury and protect patients by looking for protein in urine, researchers reported on ... (photo: Creative Commons / micahb37)
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher The New York Times | European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster ... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer))
Did you realize massage is essential medicine for pain relief? The Examiner | It is probably not even necessary to explain that massage is vital for your health. Let's look at this perspective for a second and ask ourselve... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
