Drug-resistance

• Joint research on soil bacteria via McMaster University shows potential for anti-malaria drug

  A study from the DeGroote Institute and University of Hamburg may have stumbled on a new antimalarial compound.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2021
  
• CDC estimates antibiotic-resistant infections kill 35,000 Americans per year

  Nearly twice as many people are dying from drug-resistant infections as previously thought, U.S. officials said in a new report.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2019
  
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• Superbugs to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians by 2050, report predicts

  The report's authors found that drug-resistant bacteria kills nearly as many Canadians as Alzheimer's disease.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2019
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• Canadian team invents gel made from viruses that eat bacteria

  The gel could someday be used for healing wounds or purifying water, the researchers at McMaster University say.

  Health

  Jul 25, 2019
• Drug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia

  Multidrug-resistant malaria is becoming the dominant strain in some parts of Southeast Asia, researchers have found.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2019
• Urinary tract infections don’t always respond to antibiotics anymore, thanks to drug resistance

  As bacteria become resistant to drugs, doctors have to find new ways to fight infections like UTIs.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2019
• Drug-resistant fungus is sprouting worldwide, and it has health researchers worried

  Drug-resistant fungi are appearing around the globe, and some are known to cause illness in humans.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2019
• Farmers fear losses if they aren’t allowed to use antibiotics on livestock

  In some countries, farm animals consume more antibiotics than people, which contributes to antibiotic resistance.

  Health

  Jun 27, 2018
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• Canadian docs say they’ve discovered a new way to beat superbugs – for now

  Canadian researchers at McMaster University say drug-resistant infectious diseases can be treated by combining these already-existing drugs.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2017
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• Medicating meat: What’s Canada’s plan for animal antibiotics?

  A decade after European countries and 13 years after a Health Canada committee recommended immediate action, Canada is bringing in stricter rules about giving livestock drugs.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2015