In the fight against infected skin wounds, mixing tea tree oil and silver or putting them in liposomes, (small spheres made from natural lipids), greatly increases their antimicrobial activity and minimizes any side effects.
Wan Li Low and colleagues from the University of Wolverhampton presented research at the Society for General Microbiology meeting in Harrogate on [...]

Killer dyes that can wipe out bacteria could help solve the superbug problems faced by surgical patients, scientists heard  at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.
Infected wounds are a major problem for thousands of hospital patients every year, and up to 9% of hospital acquired infections [...]

Drugs Warningsa must highlight risk of serious fungal Infections, among the fungal infection 240 patients reviewed over 40 died.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that the manufacturers of Humira, Cimzia, Enbrel, and Remicade must strengthen the existing warnings, in the Warnings and Precaution sections of the drugs’ prescribing information and Medication Guides, on [...]

For generations, the venerable cranberry has been a natural remedy for off urinary tract infections. Like so many natural remedies, especially herbal remedies, the exact biological mechanism of is not well understood.
Now A new study by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) shows how the natural action of the cranberry juice works [...]