A probiotic strain containing a new type of plasmid could be a ‘promising’ new weapon in the fight against antibiotic bacteria, say the UK Researchers behind the project.
Antibiotics may achieve better results at preventing recurrent urinary tract infections, but they also increase the risk of antibiotic resistance three-fold, according to new research.
Green tea can boost the potential of antibiotics to battle
superbugs and other bacterial strains and even make previously
antibiotic-resistant bacteria susceptible to treatment, according
to "surprised" Egyptian scientists.
Allimax Nutraceuticals is to enter the Australian market,
developing a new supplement containing its stabilised allicin
garlic extract in partnership with Vitasearch to meet the needs and
preferences of consumers in the country.
Essential oils usually used in aromatherapy have been found to kill
the deadly MRSA bacteria causing increasing numbers of deaths in
hospitals round the world.
A compound extracted from garlic is effective against even the most
antibiotic-resistant strains of MRSA, the 'hospital superbug' that
now kills thousands of patients in the UK each year, reports a
British researcher.
American scientists could have discovered why the ancient Chinese
compound rubricine is effective in burn treatment, and the findings
also suggest that microbes may be slow to develop resistance to the
herb.
