A good bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that can cause antibiotic-resistant infections, according to new research. The finding comes from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues. The researchers, led by scientists at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), unexpectedly found that… Continue reading Probiotics May Play a Role in Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
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Glaucoma Drug Appears to Fight TB
A medicine used for glaucoma could also be used to treat tuberculosis – even the drug-resistant kind, research shows. Robert Abramovitch, a Michigan State University microbiologist, along with graduate student Benjamin Johnson, have discovered that ethoxzolamide, a sulfa-based compound found in many prescription glaucoma drugs, actually turns off the bacterium’s ability to invade the immune… Continue reading Glaucoma Drug Appears to Fight TB