Giving newborn baby boys antibiotics could stunt their growth in the early years of life, a new study suggests. Antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is linked with reduced weight and height in boys – but not girls – up to the age of six, experts found. The researchers think the differences may result … Read more
Grasping at straws for COVID-19 treatments may be inadvertently fueling a the rise of another hard to treat disease: super gonnorrhea. A World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson told The Sun that the use of a common drug in misguided attempts to treat coronavirus may be encouraging the sexually transmitted infection (STI) to become resistant to … Read more
Many fear the bite of a false black widow spider, which can lead to painful swelling, stiffness and large abscesses. In rare cases it’s been blamed for paralysis, amputations and even death, but a new study confirms it’s not the arachnid’s bite that’s dangerous—it’s the bacteria on its fangs. In a new study published in Scientific … Read more
The Cambridge University student who last year plunged 5,000 feet to her death from a plane over Madagascar had taken an anti-malaria drug with ‘virtually undocumented’ side effects, her grieving parents today said. Alana Cutland, 19, had fallen ill during her dream trip to Madagascar to research rare blue crab and cut the trip short to return … Read more
Scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs after developing a antibiotic that can kill bacteria before it develops resistance. Researchers at Princeton University in the US tested a compound, called SCH-79797, against 25 of the most dangerous antibiotic resistant bugs. It included a ‘super strain’ of gonorrhoea that is considered one of … Read more