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    <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </em>bacteria — rod-shaped bacteria in this tinted, scanning electron microscope image — are found in soil, water and as normal flora in the human intestine. But they can cause serious wound, lung, skin and urinary tract in
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    How Best To Use The Few New Drugs To Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Germs?

    Nov 13, 2019
    Infectious disease specialists debate whether it's better to give the strongest antibiotics all at once for drug-resistant germs or save the most innovative medicines for use as a last resort.
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    Goats and Soda
    Children in the study were given a twice-yearly dose of the antibiotic azithromycin. Researchers found that their mortality rate was significantly lower than that of untreated children.
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    Could Antibiotics Be A Silver Bullet For Kids In Africa?

    Jun 06, 2019
    A study from Niger reveals a dramatic drop in mortality among children given a twice-yearly dose of azithromycin. Yet concern remains about the potential impact on antibiotic resistance.
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    Shots - Health News
    Pharmacy technician Peggy Gillespie fills a syringe with an antibiotic at ProMedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, in January.
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    Drugmaker Created To Reduce Shortages And Prices Unveils Its First Products

    May 15, 2019
    Civica Rx has plans to become an alternative source of generic drugs at reasonable prices for hospitals. The company's first medicines will be the antibiotics vancomycin and daptomycin.
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    The Salt
    Cattle eating a mixture of antibiotic-free corn and hay at Corrin Farms, near Neola, Iowa. Their meat is sold by Niman Ranch.
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    Some In The Beef Industry Are Bucking The Widespread Use Of Antibiotics. Here's How

    Apr 02, 2019
    Most beef cattle receive antibiotics in their feed to prevent liver abscesses while eating a high-energy diet. There's growing pressure on feedlots to stop this — and some have. But it's costly.
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    Shots - Health News
    Scientists have isolated a molecule with disease-fighting potential in a microbe living on a type of fungus-farming ant (genus <em>Cyphomyrmex). </em>The microbe kills off other hostile microbes attacking the ants' fungus, a food source.
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    Bugs Vs. Superbugs: Insects Offer Promise In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

    Feb 13, 2019
    With the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists are exploring nature to find new disease-fighting compounds. They're finding them in surprising new places: the microbiomes of insects.
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    When A Trip To The Doctor Leads To A Chat About Antibiotics

    Jan 16, 2019

    The latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll finds that medical visits for symptoms of infections are common and that many people get an antibiotic under those circumstances. But a talk is in order first.

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    Shots - Health News
    Antibiotics are widely overprescribed for the common cold. Doctors' concern for patient satisfaction ratings may be one reason.
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    Patients Give Doctors High Marks For Prescribing Antibiotics For Common Sniffles

    Oct 03, 2018
    People with colds and related infections give physicians higher ratings when they give them a prescription for antibiotics. Could that lead doctors to overprescribe?
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    Shots - Health News
    Kids antibiotic use is down
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    Kids Are Taking Fewer Antibiotics, More ADHD Meds

    May 15, 2018
    Doctors are prescribing fewer drugs to children, especially antibiotics. But use of certain drugs, including ADHD medications, has increased.
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    Goats and Soda
    Azithromycin tablets.
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    Giving Antibiotics To Healthy Kids In Poor Countries: Good Idea Or Bad Idea?

    Apr 25, 2018
    Researchers administered doses of azithromycin to 190,238 children in sub-Saharan Africa. The death rate dropped, but fear of antibiotic resistance looms.
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    Shots - Health News
    We might all feel a lot better if we saw a view like this, from the North Shore of Oahu, every day.
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    Live In Hawaii, And Odds Are You'll Need Fewer Prescription Meds

    Aug 31, 2017
    People who live in the Aloha State are less likely to use opioid painkillers or be prescribed antibiotics than are mainland dwellers. Healthy lifestyles have a lot to do with that.
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    Shots - Health News
    The micromotor device may someday be used to deliver antibiotics to the stomach.
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    This Tiny Submarine Cruises Inside A Stomach To Deliver Drugs

    Jan 29, 2017
    Scientists have created an experimental device that putters around inside the stomach, neutralizing acid and then delivering antibiotics. The goal is to help the antibiotics work better.
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    The Salt
    Antibiotic- and growth-hormone-free cattle gather at a farm in Yamhill, Ore. Despite farmers pledging to reduce or stop antibiotics use, a new report finds that sales of antibiotics for use on farms are going up.
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    Despite Pledges To Cut Back, Farms Are Still Using Antibiotics

    Dec 22, 2016
    Many meat producers say they are reducing their use of antibiotics. Yet the latest government statistics show that sales of these drugs for farm use continue to grow.
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    For Young Kids' Ear Infections, Longer Antibiotic Treatment Works Better

    Dec 21, 2016
    Cutting by half the time that children are given antibiotics for ear infections didn't do as good a job, a study finds. And it didn't reduce antibiotic resistance, which was a key goal.
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    Goats and Soda
    A pig stands in a pen at an antibiotic-free pig farm in Tongxiang, China.
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    How You Can Stop Antibiotic Resistance (And Still Eat Bacon)

    Nov 17, 2016
    "This is an avoidable disaster," says one expert. And there are at least three things you can do to help.
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    The Salt
    Chicks in the Perdue hatchery in Salisbury, Md. The company  says that it is now raising all of its chickens without routine antibiotics. Only those flocks that get sick, about 5 percent of all birds, will be treated.
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    Perdue Goes (Almost) Antibiotic-Free

    Oct 07, 2016
    The giant poultry producer says that it is now raising all of its chickens without routine antibiotics. Only those flocks that get sick, about 5 percent of all birds, will be treated.
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    Shots - Health News
    Color enhanced Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of E. coli bacteria. Magnification: 132,000 at 8 x 10".
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    WATCH: Bacteria Invade Antibiotics And Transform Into Superbugs

    Sep 08, 2016
    We know that bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, but we've never seen it happen. An MIT scientist figured out how to show bacteria surviving antibiotics and invading a giant petri dish.
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    Shots - Health News
    Christian Choe seals a plate with <em>E. coli </em>bacteria that contain a ring of genetic material to produce the antibiotic protein.
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    Young Inventors Work On Secret Proteins To Thwart Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

    Aug 09, 2016
    Many of the most powerful antibiotics have lost their punch. Some Stanford students think they've found a different way to attack bacteria that the germs can't overcome.
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    The Salt
    Chicken served at McDonald's won't necessarily be raised completely without antibiotics — but it will be raised without antibiotics used for human medicine.
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    McDonald's Now Serving Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics — Mostly

    Aug 02, 2016
    The fast-food chain's suppliers are still allowed to use certain types of antibiotics that aren't used to treat people.
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    'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection

    Jul 27, 2016
    The search for lifesaving antibiotics is on. Scientists have turned up one promising candidate in an unlikely place — the human nose.
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    Shots - Health News
    <em>Treponema pallidum, </em>the bacterium that causes syphilis<em>,</em> looks like a writhing snake under a microscope.
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    Despite Rise Of Superbugs, Syphilis Still Has A Kryptonite

    Jun 10, 2016
    Syphilis cases are on the rise. The bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease is becoming resistant to some antibiotics. But somehow, penicillin has remained the best weapon against it.
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    Shots - Health News
    A Pennsylvania woman developed a urinary tract infection cased by <em>Escherichia coli</em> bacteria that were found to be resistant to colistin, an antibiotic that is seen as the last line of defense.
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    Germ Resistant To Antibiotic Of Last Resort Appears In U.S.

    May 26, 2016
    The germs caused a urinary tract infection in a Pennsylvania woman that was difficult to treat. The bacteria were resistant to the drug often used as the last-ditch treatment, but another one worked.
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    Shots - Health News
    What if a drug could knock out <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> bacteria like these without disturbing the bacteria that help make you healthy?
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    Building An Antibiotic To Kill Bad Microbes While Sparing Good Ones

    May 23, 2016
    Most antibiotics can't tell the difference between good and bad bacteria. That means medicines can kill helpful bacteria in your gut while they're obliterating the ones making you sick.
    NPR
    Shots - Health News
    Syphilis can be wiped out with one to three shots of penicillin.
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    Penicillin Shortage Could Be A Problem For People With Syphilis

    May 23, 2016
    The medication is the only one available to prevent an infected pregnant woman from passing the disease to a fetus. Pfizer says the shortage should be over in July.
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    The Salt
    Kelly Nissen carefully rations out feed for the cows at the Iowa State University Beef Nutrition Farm.
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    Taking Cues From Human Nutrition To Reduce Antibiotic Use In Livestock

    Apr 13, 2016
    Researchers are trying to figure out whether probiotics — the stuff we like to eat in yogurt to keep our guts healthy — could also help pigs, cows and chickens thrive.
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    Shots - Health News
    A characteristic bull's-eye rash indicating Lyme disease.
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    Study: Prolonged Antibiotic Treatment Gave No Relief For Lasting Lyme Symptoms

    Mar 30, 2016
    A clinical trial found that three months of antibiotic treatment wasn't effective in relieving persistent Lyme disease symptoms. It's the latest study to suggest the approach is ineffective.

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