Global scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

-XF-73 A promising new drug that kills superbugs within 5 minutes. (The Money times)-Antibiotic Resistance: Implications for Global Health and Novel Intervention Strategies- Workshop Summary
-Sexual Health Charity FPA Warns Of Rising STIs And Poor Sexual Health In The Over 50s At Launch Of Their The Middle-age Spread Campaign
-Brook Launches New Sexual Health Campaign For Young People
-Safeguarding Soldiers From Infectious Diseases
-Seagulls Carrying And Spreading Highly Drug-Resistant Superbug Bacteria
-New Microfluidic Chip For Discriminating Bacteria
-Groundbreaking Discovery Shows Rapid Evolution Of Bacterial Genomes Over The Course Of A Single Chronic Infection
-First Theoretical Description Of Bacterial System To Silence Viral Genes
-The National Institutes of Health has awarded a three-year, $1.1 million grant to develop a technology for studying the link between human health and disease and the microorganisms that reside in or on the human body.
-TAU Develops Next Generation Of Antibiotics To Combat Drug-Resistant "Superbugs"
-Study Shows Repeated Antibiotic Use Alters Gut's Composition Of Beneficial Microbes
-Tetraphase Demonstrates That Novel Antibiotic, TP-434, Is Effective Against Gram-Negative Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens In Preclinical Studies

Global scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

-`The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics – moving towards concerted action`; proceedings now available - ReAct
-Drug-resistant KPC-Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenamase- 'superbugs' hit 35 states of USA.
-Antibiotic resistance fight 'must include' poor nations
-European Union Council adopts its position on patient's rights in cross-border healthcare
-Antibacterial Resistance Found in Non-Disease-Causing Bacteria, Could Serve as an Early Warning of Drug Resistance (APUA)
-Worldwide diversity of Klebsiella pneumoniae that produce beta-lactamase blaKPC-2 gene. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Sep;16(9):1349-56.
-A matched prospective cohort study on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bloodstream infections: Extended perspectives beyond resistance. Am J Infect Control. 2010 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print]
-Microbe carries minimalism to extremes (Nature)
-Sex in microbes and virulance - Although the mechanisms used by bacterial and fungal species to promote genetic exchange are distinct, recent studies have uncovered surprising parallels between sex pheromone signaling in these species

Global scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

-U of Alberta researchers discover important mechanism in fighting infection
-The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has awarded a contract to develop an antibiotic that could be used against common infections that are becoming resistant to antibiotics.
-frog skin contains natural substances that could be the basis for a powerful new genre of antibiotics.
-Fungus-Farming Ants Using Multiple Antibiotics As Weed Killers To Maintain Their Fungus Gardens May Teach Us How To Slow Drug Resistant Bacteria
-WHO urges countries to take measures to combat antimicrobial resistance
-Improved Salmonella And Campylobacter Detection Using Hyperspectral Imaging
-quick cooling of eggs after they are laid would significantly reduce the ability of salmonella to grow inside eggs and potentially keep consumers from getting sick.