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NEWS ABOUT: drug resistant

drug resistant stories: 9 news summaries

Tamiflu Useless Against Dominant Flu Strain

Substitute isn't safe for everyone

Feb 7, 09 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The dominant flu strain circulating in much of the US is nearly 100% resistant to Tamiflu, the most commonly used antiviral, the Los Angeles Times reports. Despite a milder than usual flu season, the resistance is still causing concern, and the CDC is advising doctors to substitute Tamiflu with Relenza,... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • drug resistant • influenza • Tamiflu • Relenza • flu medications

New Superbug Highlights Poor Hospital Hygiene

Deadly C. diff., aided by over-prescription of antibiotics, is on the rise

May 2, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A deadly new superbug—beefed up by the over-prescription of antibiotics and spread by dirty hospitals and nursing homes—is raising concern in the medical community, MSNBC reports. The so-called C. diff is a mutated form of a benign bug typically transmitted in unsanitary medical facilities, especially bathrooms. Cases are... More »

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hospitals • hygiene • staph infections • superbug • antibiotics • infection • drug resistant • Clostridium difficile

Super-TB Cases Hit Record High

WHO calls for urgent action

Feb 27, 08 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis are at the highest levels disease experts have ever seen, warns the World Health Organization. A survey of 81 countries found that levels of multi-drug resistant TB and even hardier, almost untreatable TB were much higher than expected, reports the BBC. Urgent action is needed to... More »

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disease • doctor • World Health Organization • drug resistant • tuberculosis

This Year's Flu Vaccine Missing the Mark

Only 40% effective as unexpected virus strains hit the public

Feb 16, 08 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Flu season peaks in early February and experts say this could be a very bad year. Health officials say that is partly because this year's flu vaccines aren't effective enough, the AP reports. "Every area of the country is experiencing lots of flu right now," said a doctor... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccination • vaccine • virus • drug resistant • flu shot • influenza • flu

Common Flu Exhibits Drug Resistance

Up to 10% of cases in West don't respond to Tamiflu treatment

Feb 1, 08 4:39 PM CST
(Newser) - A widespread strain of the influenza virus is proving to be resistant to a common treatment, Time reports. The H1N1 virus, a subtype of influenza A (not to be confused with H5N1, the avian or bird flu) has shown rates of resistance of up to 10% in Europe, Canada, and... More »

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drug resistant • avian flu • influenza • Tamiflu

Staph Strain Explodes Immune Cells

Part of puzzle
explains infection's
deadly punch

Nov 12, 07 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A key reason why a powerful strain of drug-resistant staph infections known as MRSA has proven so deadly is because it produces a compound that causes immune cells to explode, a new study in Nature concludes. The finding helps explain why MRSA, usually found in hospitals in patients with weakened... More »

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hospitals • staph infections • antibiotics • vaccine • immune system • drug resistant • MRSA

Hospitals Ramp Up Screening for Superbug

Four Chicago facilities will test all new patients for the staph infection

Oct 30, 07 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four hospitals in the Chicago area will start screening all patients for drug-resistant "superbug" bacteria, the Chicago Tribune reports. The intensive screening is known as "search and destroy" in Europe, but it is uncommon in the US. The moves comes as hospitals around the nation evaluate safety procedures... More »

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bacteria • staph infections • superbug • drug resistant

Drug-Proof Superbug
Turns Deadly

Antibiotic-resistant staph kills more Americans than AIDS

Oct 16, 07 11:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - An antibiotic-resistant strain of staph kills more Americans each year than HIV, accounting for almost 19,000 deaths annually, the first national stats on the superbug reveal. The super-staph is treatable but can quickly lead to dangerous "flesh-eating" infections. "We really need to be on guard against these... More »

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medicine • bacteria • staph infections • superbug • antibiotics • infection • epidemiology • drug resistant • MRSA

Tumors More Resistant to Drugs in Black Women

Study explains why breast cancer is
more fatal in black women

Sep 6, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors have long known that breast cancer is more deadly in black women; new research suggests why: They are more likely to suffer from treatment-resistant tumors, a major study at the University of Michigan concludes. Analysis of data from nearly 100,000 women with later-stage breast cancer shows that black... More »

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breast cancer • women's health • women • treatment • tumor • black women • drug resistant • health study

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