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FDA-approved drugs in combination could provide new antibiotics

June 21, 2017
Research and Development Antibiotics, FDA, antibiotic resistance

Research emerging from the University of Utah Health has built on knowledge that drugs used in combination can be more …

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Modified antibiotic shows big promise against drug-resistant bacteria

May 30, 2017
Research and Development antibiotic resistance, vancomycin

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have succeeded in reengineering vancomycin – a widely-used antibiotic – in order to …

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Antibiotics found to fail in quarter of pneumonia patients

May 24, 2017
Research and Development Antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, pneumonia

A new study that emerged from the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference revealed that 22.1% of patients who were …

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Komodo dragon blood could hold secret to new antibiotic

April 12, 2017
Research and Development Antibiotics, Komodo dragon, antibiotic resistance

The urgency to find new antibiotics has led researchers into the mouths of Komodo dragons. In particular, the researchers were …

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The rising threat of antibiotic resistance

March 16, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing antibiotic resistance

Last month, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) revealed findings that showed that utilising antibiotics in combination …

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WHO releases list of bacteria that pose greatest threat to humankind

February 28, 2017
Research and Development WHO, antibiotic resistance

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a list of the 12 bacteria that are thought to present the largest …

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New step in fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

February 8, 2017
Research and Development antibiotic, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic-resistance, ucla

There is an increasing number of stories circulating regarding the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, only last week four kilometres …

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FDA steps up fight against superbugs with livestock ruling

January 5, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, FDA, Guidelines, Livestock, agriculture, antibiotic resistance, farmers

The FDA began the year by announcing the implementation of ‘Guidance for Industry #213’. The new rule is a voluntary …

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Almost 9 in 10 CCGs not implementing NICE guidelines on antibiotic resistance

May 12, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CCGs, NICE, antibiotic resistance, failure

The Patients Association has called on all Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to implement the National Institute for Health and Care …

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Pharma leads global call for action on antimicrobial resistance

January 21, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Davos, Lord Jim O'Neill, Review on antimicrobial resistance, World Economic Forum, antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial resistance

More than 70 leading international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as industry associations, have come together to call for …

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Archbishop of York to become patron of national charity tackling superbugs

December 16, 2015
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Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK), a charity founded in 2014 to save modern medicine from the onslaught of superbugs, has announced …

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Janssen in new collaboration to take on TB

December 3, 2015
Research and Development FIND, Janssen, antibiotic resistance, tuberculosis

Janssen has announced a new collaboration with the non-profit organisation FIND to step-up the fight against the public health threat …

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Quick test minimises unnecessary antibiotic prescribing

October 1, 2015
Medical Communications antibiotic resistance

New data presented at this week’s Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference reveals that in real-world general practice, …

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Rising to meet the infectious disease challenge

July 27, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, R&D, antibiotic resistance, infectious disease

Antibiotic-resistant infections gather more headlines than most other infectious disease topics, and have typically been seen as a neglected area …

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Antibiotic resistance outbreak ‘could kill 80,000’, report warns

April 7, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Nabriva Therapeutics, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, blood infections, infections

An antibiotic-resistant blood infection outbreak could lead to 80,000 deaths, according to a government report on threats to the UK. …

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