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Honey Could Be Ever-Growing Problem of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics
Mar 17, 2014Honey, 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 ...
Tags: bacterial resistance, Health, Medicine, Honey
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Acyldepsipeptides-ADEPs-May Provide a New Way to Attack Bacteria
Jan 20, 2014A 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 ...
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FDA Wants Makers of Antibacterial Hand Soaps and Body Washes to Prove Products Are Safe
Dec 26, 2013Food 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 ...
Tags: antibacterial hand soaps, body washes, FDA
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FDA Encourages Consumers and Others to Discuss and Weigh in on The Proposed Rule
Dec 19, 2013There 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, ...
Tags: 'antibacterial'Soap, FDA Rule
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Antibiotics Not Prescribed Make Many Fear Losing Patients
Nov 19, 2013A 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: ...
Tags: doctor, fear, lose, patient, antibiotics, prescribed
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Orchid and Allecra Entered Into a Strategic Partnership to Develop New Antibiotics
Apr 23, 2013Orchid 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 ...
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SFDA Has Granted Approval to Oculus Innovative Sciences' Microcyn Hydrogel
Dec 14, 2012The 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 ...
Tags: SFDA, Oculus Microcyn Hydrogel, healing acute, chronic wounds
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MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Has Received a US Patent Covering The Composition of MRX-I
Dec 5, 2012MicuRx 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 ...
Tags: MicuRx Pharmaceuticals, MRX-I
