Read more antibiotics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3507/antibiotics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:36:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71134/map-of-cells-machinery-wins-chemistry-nobel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded today to three scientists who mapped the structure of the ribosome, the part of the cell that reads DNA and uses its information to create proteins. All three chemists constructed three-dimensional models of the ribosome, using X-ray crystallography to chart hundreds of thousands...http://www.newser.com/story/71134/map-of-cells-machinery-wins-chemistry-nobel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 5:51:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68919/flu-shots-decrease-use-of-antibiotics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProviding flu shots to the public decreases the prescription of antibiotics, say Canadian researchers. The results of a 10-year study in Ontario will be good news to public health officials who worry that over-prescription of antibiotics is creating more resistant bacteria, reports Miller-McCune. Researchers found that doctors prescribed 64% fewer...http://www.newser.com/story/68919/flu-shots-decrease-use-of-antibiotics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 13:32:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56101/super-acne-resists-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if regular old zits weren't bad enough, awkward teens now have a new worst nightmare: antibiotic-resistant super-acne. Dermatologists say the bacteria that causes pimples is increasingly immune to common treatments, reports MSNBC. And while acne may not be a life-threatening condition, the frequent prescription of antibiotics to treat it...http://www.newser.com/story/56101/super-acne-resists-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 2:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49356/honey-packers-fail-to-report-tainted-imports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS honey packers often don’t tell authorities about imports contaminated with banned antibiotics or other chemicals, and instead simply send the products back, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports after a lengthy investigation. Importers can then get the tainted honey into the American market through another packer, as two Chicago businessmen did...http://www.newser.com/story/49356/honey-packers-fail-to-report-tainted-imports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 14:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42970/new-superbug-stalks-hospitals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA deadly new superbug is stalking the world's hospitals, health experts warned today. The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is a burgeoning threat and proving extremely difficult to control, with a third of outbreaks resistant to front-line antibiotics, according to a study in the Lancet . Of 24,000 US cases in a...http://www.newser.com/story/42970/new-superbug-stalks-hospitals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Nov 2008 7:53:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40762/half-of-us-docs-prescribe-placebos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHalf of US doctors admit prescribing drugs to patients just for the placebo effect—to make them think they are taking something beneficial, reports the Chicago Tribune. As many as 56% prescribed antibiotics, painkillers, vitamins, and sedatives in cases where they didn't expect them to have any benefit physically, but...http://www.newser.com/story/40762/half-of-us-docs-prescribe-placebos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 5:45:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34109/superbugs-may-push-us-into-world-without-antibiotics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAntibiotic-resistant microbes don’t just open us up to dangerous illnesses—they also cost the American economy well over $5 billion annually, the New Yorker reports. And one expert says around 70% of the antibiotics produced in the US wind up in agriculture: "We've created a petri dish in our factory...http://www.newser.com/story/34109/superbugs-may-push-us-into-world-without-antibiotics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 13:11:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33011/olympians-fearful-of-chinese-food-chemicals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn addition to concerns about air quality in Beijing this August, many Olympic athletes are worried about contaminants and chemicals in the food, ABC News reports. With many of China's agricultural products boosted by growth stimulants, or steroids, or amped by antibiotics, athletes are particularly concerned that they might unwittingly...http://www.newser.com/story/33011/olympians-fearful-of-chinese-food-chemicals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 4:57:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31933/fda-orders-urgent-warning-about-cipro.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA today mandated urgent “black box” warning labels on Cipro and other antibiotics of the powerful flouroquinolone family of drugs. The antibiotics carry a risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture, which could leave patients severely disabled, the AP reports. Particularly vulnerable are those over 60 and patients who have...http://www.newser.com/story/31933/fda-orders-urgent-warning-about-cipro.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Jul 2008 15:09:54 CDT