Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers said here today. Medical professionals sometimes use honey ...
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A new class of molecules called acyldepsipeptides-ADEPs-may provide a new way to attack bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics. Researchers at Brown and MIT have discovered a way to increase the potency of ADEPs by up to ...
Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it wants makers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to prove their products are safe for long-term daily use and more effective than regular soaps in preventing illness and the spread of ...
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There is no evidence showing over-the-counter antibacterial soap products are any more effective at preventing illness than plain soap and water, officials say. Colleen Rogers, a lead microbiologist at the Food and Drug Administration, ...
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A leading British primary care physician says the time has come for the public to take responsibility for seeking prescription antibiotics for trivial maladies. "The change needs to come in patient expectation. We need public education: ...
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Orchid Pharma and Allecra Therapeutics have entered into a strategic partnership for the development of novel antibiotics against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections. Orchid has assigned Intellectual Property (IP) related to an ...
The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has granted approval to Oculus Innovative Sciences' Microcyn hydrogel for moistening, repairing and healing acute and chronic wounds. The approval is based on the completion of ...
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MicuRx Pharmaceuticals has received a US patent from the USPTO covering the composition of its clinical candidate, MRX-I. The antibacterial oxazolidinone targets infections due to multi-drug resistant Gram-positive pathogens. MicuRx ...
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