Scientists have found that bacteria that existed in the soil in 1960s and 70s have developed resistance to an antibiotic they 'have never seen before'.
The team looked at three strains of bacteria that showed extreme resistance to six common antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin, which was first sold in 1989.
"You can pretty safely say that there is no way these bacteria have seen them before," New Scientist quoted Cristiane San Miguel, a microbiologist at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, US, as saying.
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Nairobi - Four people have died in an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease also known as kalazar or black fever, in Isiolo and Wajir in northeastern Kenya, according to a senior health official.
Shahnaaz Sharif, the senior deputy director of medical services in Kenya's health ministry, said 66 people had been infected in the outbreak that was first reported in Wajir in April 2008.
Shahnaaz Sharif, the senior deputy director of medical services in Kenya's health ministry, said 66 people had been infected in the outbreak that was first reported in Wajir in April 2008.
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has reported that two young women died shortly after receiving Merck's Gardasil, a vaccine against several varieties of human papillomavirus (HPV).
Melody Petersen talks with Bill Moyers about her new book OUR DAILY MEDS, and how drug companies market medication.
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NEW YORK - The percentage of underweight babies born in the U.S. has increased to its highest rate in 40 years, according to a new report that also documents a recent rise in the number of children living in poverty.
An unprecedented review of recreational injuries found that most injuries occur during snowboarding than any other outdoor activity.
Broken bones and sprains accounted for half of all cases studied. About 7 percent of ER visits were for concussions or other brain injuries.
Sledding and hiking were the second and third most dangerous activities, researchers said.
"We want people to participate in outdoor recreational activities. But we want people to recognize that there's cause for concern and people can and do get injured," study co-author Arlene Greenspan said Tuesday.
Broken bones and sprains accounted for half of all cases studied. About 7 percent of ER visits were for concussions or other brain injuries.
Sledding and hiking were the second and third most dangerous activities, researchers said.
"We want people to participate in outdoor recreational activities. But we want people to recognize that there's cause for concern and people can and do get injured," study co-author Arlene Greenspan said Tuesday.
Hong Kong ordered the slaughter of all chickens in the city's markets and retail outlets after the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in three more markets.
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has been found in four markets since the first outbreak last week, the government said at a press briefing today. Hong Kong banned poultry imports from mainland China and suspended exports from local farms for as long as 21 days on June 7.
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has been found in four markets since the first outbreak last week, the government said at a press briefing today. Hong Kong banned poultry imports from mainland China and suspended exports from local farms for as long as 21 days on June 7.
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Tight budgets affect almost everyone at home and in the workplace. But when does a tight budget at a university invite corporate conflicts of interest that potentially taint professors and their curriculum?
The number of bacteria living within the body of the average healthy adult human are estimated to outnumber human cells 10 to 1. Changes in these microbial communities may be responsible for digestive disorders, skin diseases, gum disease and even obesity. Despite their vital imporance in human health and disease, these communities residing within us remain largely unstudied and a concerted research effort needs to be made to better understand them, say researchers June 3 at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Boston.
The figures released a short while ago by the NHS tell a strange story. On the one hand, the total amount the country drinks appears to have fallen, somewhat challenging the view popular in the media that the entire nation is heading to an early, drink-soaked grave.
Yet, at the same time, the number of people drinking heavily is rising.
Binge drinking incidents are up by five per cent for men and seven per cent for women on the year before. The number of people drinking at chronic levels has also gone up by three per cent for men and four per cent for women.
Yet, at the same time, the number of people drinking heavily is rising.
Binge drinking incidents are up by five per cent for men and seven per cent for women on the year before. The number of people drinking at chronic levels has also gone up by three per cent for men and four per cent for women.
