News tagged with 'Antibiotics'

For more than 20 years, the FDA has been urging the drug and agriculture industries to stop using antibiotics in animal feed and water. With antibiotic resistance at epidemic proportions, the agency is giving the public 60 days to comment before it issues new industry guidance.

Birth defects are associated with the use of nitrofurantoins and sulfonamides, two antibiotics sometimes used during pregnancy.

The National Institute on Aging is researching ways to slow the aging process. In one experiment, lab mice given the antibiotic, rapamycin, were found to have their life extended, for females by 14 percent, even though the drug was given later in life, at the equivalent of age 60 in humans. 

Two of four antiviral drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, appear to be effective against the strain of swine flu circulating in the United States. But health officials warn to use antiviral medications cautiously.

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza. While it normally does not infect humans, seven cases of human-to-human spread of an unusual strain of swine flu are being reported in the Southwest among people who had no contact with pigs.  

Babies born before 37 weeks of age are subject to a host of problems, and researchers are finding that infections in the amniotic fluid may be one cause. Better screening for bacterial and fungal infections mid-pregnancy may help reduce the number of babies born prematurely.

The FDA has requested a "black box" warning, the FDA's most urgent warning, on Cipro and other like antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone class of drugs stating a risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture associated with use.

Use the same disinfectant wipe on a toilet, then a sink, then a keyboard, and you are likely undermining the reason you turned to a disinfectant wipe in the first place, say researchers presenting a study in Boston today. Washing hands with soap and water is still considered the best anti-bacterial method to use in a hospital setting. 

A five-month Associated Press investigation that found pharmaceuticals in 24 municipal area's tap water reveals that no one is even checking for them because there are no federal requirements to do so. Senators have expressed shock at the findings and will convene in April to try and address the oversight. 

A Swiss study looked at whether pre-testing hospital patients for MRSA and then isolating them would cut down on infection. Surprisingly, that didn't have any impact on the number of MRSA infections which kill about 19,000 annually in the U.S.

More than a year after her near death experience from a flesh eating infection, Actress Alicia Cole wants the public to become more aware of the infection and how difficult it is to find a lawyer to take your case.  *Disclaimer- graphic photo at end of story.

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As part of a $6 million settlement reached with 19 states over the antibiotic Zithromax, Pfizer will change the way it advertises the medication. In their complaint, the states alleged the pharmaceutical company misrepresented the antibiotic's performance by calling the drug superior to other medications because it re

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Tuesday that a large number of people prescribed antibiotics during last year's anthrax scare reported numerous adverse side effects or discontinued treatment before their 60-day course was finished. Last fall, physicians prescribed nearly 10,000 post

A new report published in this month's issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine indicates that antibiotic use by mothers during pregnancy may cause asthma in newborns. As part of a study conducted by researchers from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, 24,690 British chil