April 1, 2011
Antibiotic Resistance Is Taking Out "Last-Resort" Drugs Used to Combat Worrisome Category of Germs
How to tell the bad news from the really bad news
Drug resistance
April 1, 2011
The Enemy within: A New Pattern of Antibiotic Resistance
A new pattern of antibiotic resistance that is spreading around the globe may soon leave us defenseless against a frighteningly wide range of dangerous bacterial infections
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March 30, 2011
New Drugs for Hepatitis C on the Horizon
With the promise of two new drugs to fortify the current treatment protocol, doctors see promise of a better-tailored cocktail, similar to HIV treatments, to beat back this common and often debilitating infection
HealthDecember 16, 2010
Drug-Resistant Genes Spread among Bacteria
Unlike other superbugs, a new class of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are gaining their power from easily transferable genes such as NDM-1
November 23, 2010
HIV Drugs Taken Preemptively Cut Rate of Infection Almost in Half
HIV-negative gay and bisexual men who took prophylactic antiretrovirals regularly were less likely to become infected
HealthNovember 1, 2010
Nice Germs Finish Last: "Good Samaritan" Bacteria Provide New Clues in Antibiotic Resistance
Resistant bacteria help their kin survive antibiotics, but at a cost
HealthAugust 25, 2010
A Failed "War on Drugs" Prompts Rethinking on HIV Infections among Injection-Drug Users
Drug policy has focused on a policing approach of prohibition and incarceration, which has contributed to spreading HIV within the injection-drug community. Comprehensive drug reform policies are showing better results
HealthMarch 29, 2010
Thinking on the Envelope: Finding a Medical "Silver Bullet" to Disable Many of the World's Deadliest Viruses
A series of promising compounds can cripple all enveloped viruses' ability to invade cells as well as circumvent any resistance that hobbles traditional antiviral drugs. But will they work outside the lab?
HealthDecember 15, 2009
Triple-Drug Cocktail in the Works for Hepatitis C Therapy
Drugs that are specific to hepatitis C will soon go from trial to clinic, giving more patients hope, but a vaccine is still elusive
The SciencesDecember 1, 2009
Does Inflammation Trigger Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
It's not just obesity--more evidence links inflammation with type 2 diabetes
HealthSeptember 11, 2009
NO Good: Nitric Oxide May Be Key to Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
Recent discoveries have shown how some bacteria use a form of nitric oxide to launch more effective attacks on their hosts. Can the new knowledge be translated into better drugs to beat antibiotic-resistant MRSA or anthrax?
HealthMay 1, 2009
Quiet Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteria devoted to growth instead of "quorum sensing" communication could beat antibiotic resistance