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A new breed of "nightmare" bacteria resists pretty much all of our antibiotics - and it's rapidly spreading across the US. The bacteria - called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) - is different from your run-of-the-mill...

Antibiotic resistance threatens humanity even as superbugs are discovered in places like pig farms. But a recent discovery offers new hope. A Rockefeller University-led team of scientists found a new family of antibiotics...

Antibiotic resistance threatens humanity even as superbugs are discovered in places like pig farms. But a recent discovery offers new hope. A Rockefeller University-led team of scientists found a new family of antibiotics...

Are humans an endangered species? Some scientists think so. Author Phil Torres wrote a piece for Salon detailing evidence from various sources - from climate change data to a recent article by theoretical physicist Stephen...

Two new academic studies shared with Reuters news show that scientists have found drug-resistant "super bacteria" off Rio de Janeiro beaches - some of which will be hosting Olympic events in August...

Last November researchers in China discovered a strain of bacteria that resisted all forms of antibiotics - including the "last-resort drug" colistin. Now, government officials have found the first case of an antibiotic-resistant...

Economist Lord Jim O'Neill recently released a report detailing the costs of not fighting antibiotic resistance. Bacteria resistance to drugs appears to have worsened, and O'Neill's report revealed that by 2050, 10 million...

Aboriginal Canadians used the clay from Kisameet Bay, British Columbia, to treat their ailments for centuries, from stomach complaints to skin irritation...

If you've ever experienced food poisoning from E. coli, you already know just how unpleasant an infection can be. But what if there were no treatment on the market that could wipe out the bacteria? If a new study out of China...

Researchers have discovered a way to test bacteria for drug resistance more rapidly. It's a potentially life-saving method that will enable doctors to find and attack bacterial infections quickly, instead of waiting for a...

A team of researchers from the University of Illinois have made a breakthrough in understanding how a powerful antibiotic agent is made in nature. By solving the decades-old mystery of how the naturally occurring antibiotic...

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing have made an alarming discovery: After surveying parks across seven Chinese cities, they found that those watered with recycled waste water had higher counts of microbe...

As bacteria become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, we're going to have to find a different way to fight the diseases that threaten us. After all, we tend to take for granted that we can tackle a small infection with...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been haunting the halls of hospitals for years, but unless you were in a health care setting, you didn’t have to worry too much about coming in contact with superbugs...

 Photo © Shutterstock If you thought you were avoiding potential superbugs by buying organic chicken, you might want to reconsider your shopping list -- researchers at Consumer Reports have announced that a mind-boggling...