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A new World Health Organization study finds 1 in 6 infections worldwide are resistant to some antibiotics, highlighting a growing threat from drug-resistant bacteria. The World Health Organization ...

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Bacterial illnesses that are resistant to available antibiotic medicines will cause more than 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to an ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) --People with diabetes are more prone to developing Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of infections and death associated with resistance to antibiotics, a new study has ...

In 1928, physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming returned from holiday to find a petri dish of Staphylococcus bacteria covered in mould, which, he was astonished to note, stopped the bacteria ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero ...

More than 4 out of 10 senior citizens take five or more prescription medications — a phenomenon known as polypharmacy, research shows. This practice increases the risk of addiction and medication ...

Can ancient bacteria resist modern antibiotics? A 5,000-year-old strain discovered in ice shows resistance predates modern medicine.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Antibiotic-resistant infections are a growing problem in Southwest Virginia and across the nation. According to the CDC, nearly three million people in the U.S. get antibiotic ...

This is part 2 in a three-part series on potential harms from taking antibiotics for dental procedures. Part 3 will publish tomorrow and Thursday. All will be available here. About once a week, Erinne ...

GENEVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotic treatments, the World Health Organization said on Monday, calling for the medicines to be ...