Did you ever run across something and think, “Damned. How come I didn’t think of that?” Here’s one of my recent revelations.
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Tag Archives: Antibiotic resistance
A new protein yields resistance
Oh, no, Roy. Another article about antibiotic resistance?
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The Dirty Secret About Antibiotic Resistance
We read almost every single week that a new drug has been developed to treat a chronic condition. And, the price tag for this pharmaceutical miracle is $ 400K, $ 1KK, or even $ 2KK. That’s the pot at the end of the rainbow that all of our pharmaceutical houses are seeking.
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Let’s get MRSA!
Here’s a new wrinkle. Our antibiotics are compounds that interfere with bacterial cell wall production, membrane integrity, protein biosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. But, given our overuse (and incomplete drug regimens), the microbes we hope to kill have already developed resistance to the antibiotics in our arsenal.
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Come on, doc- just give me a pill
This is the first of a series of discussion on antibiotics. Enjoy.
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More unintended circumstances?
Here’s a test.
What do ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, gemfibrozil, and propranolol have in common? No, not that you never heard of them. The first three are non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs). Gemfribrozil is a drug that lowers our lipid levels. And, propranolol is a β (beta)- blocker.
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Curds and Whey
I hadn’t realized this key fact about the production of Greek yoghurt. It produces far more waste than conventional yoghurt production. It takes 3 cups of milk to produce one cup of the product! (That’s about thrice as much as conventional yoghurt, which contains far more fluid than does the Greek version of the yoghurt.)
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The age of phage?
I have run into this problem since grad school. What’s the plural of virus? Is it viri? Virus? Viruses?
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Potent Antibiotics Weaken with Triclosan
Yesterday, we finished our discussion of fish- and how what we buy (actually who grows them) is increasing antibiotic resistance. After all, if we keep feeding fish a slew of antibiotics, it shouldn’t be surprising that more microbes learn how to fight off our pharmaceutical defenses.
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What’s Old is Now New?
Way back in the dark ages, when I was a grad student, we were still finding new antibiotics. And, contrary to your envisioned scenario, most of them were not being found by scientists creating various compounds in the lab.
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