A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland research.
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Confronting TB resistance
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a highly infectious lung disease in humans.Unfortunately, resistance to anti-tubercular medicines such as fourth-generation
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Pharmacists develop new substance to counteract antimicrobial tuberculosis resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise worldwide. This is becoming a problem for infectious diseases like tuberculosis as there are
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Gonorrhoea surveillance study maps antibiotic resistance across Europe
The first European-wide genomic survey of gonorrhoea has mapped antibiotic resistance in this sexually transmitted disease throughout the continent. Researchers
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Two studies find resistance mechanisms in ALK+ and ROS1+ cancers
Targeted treatments have revolutionized care for lung cancer patients whose tumors harbor ALK or ROS1 alterations. Basically, cancers may use
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