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Most People Who Believe They’re Allergic to Penicillin Aren’t
Are you one of the 10% of people who’s been diagnosed with a penicillin allergy? Or do you know someone with a penicillin allergy? Well there’s a good chance that the medication allergy was actually misdiagnosed. Even worse, the misdiagnosis could put someone at higher risk for certain infections. About 10% of the population believes they’re allergic to penicillin, but only 1% actually is. This is...
September 23, 2022
Treating MRSA and Drug-Resistant Superbugs With a Bacterial Toxin
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant “superbugs” are an increasing problem. Treatment can be tricky, with an increasing number of antibiotics becoming useless against them. Now, researchers are going old-school, taking a closer look at a toxin discovered over 50 years ago as a means of knocking out these persistent, potentially deadly infections. MRSA and other...
March 11, 2022
Could Visiting Someone in the Hospital Make You Sick?
What’s the germiest place on the planet? Well, it could very well be your local hospital. Studies- have shown that hospitals are hotbeds for nasty pathogens, such as Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C. diff) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE). People who visit the hospital are at risk of picking up one of these bugs and carrying it to another location or coming down with...
September 26, 2021
Pollution Potentially Linked to Antibiotic Resistance
Pollution is the price we pay for our industrialized world. And it’s all around us. Inevitable and pervasive. From the smog in our air to the toxic runoff polluting our water, there’s no escaping it anymore. And the health effects can be dire, with air pollution alone believed to contribute to -4.2 million deaths- across the world each year. Now, researchers are discovering another deadly side effect,...
November 9, 2020