(Natural News) If you’re not active on social media, you might not have heard of the 10-year challenge. This is a trend where people post a current photo of themselves alongside a photo form ten years ago with the hashtag #10YearChallenge, presumably so everyone can comment on how they’ve changed over the intervening decade. Now, […]

(Natural News) The problem of antibiotic resistance has gained a lot of international attention in recent years, with doctors and patients alike growing more aware of the need to curb unnecessary antibiotic use. However, even if everybody does their part, there’s another very big factor that should not be overlooked: Around 80 percent of the […]

(Natural News) A new study that was published in the journal PLOS Medicine has found that Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains that are resistant to azithromycin and have decreased susceptibility to ceftriazone are prevalent in China. According to the study, the prevalence of a dual resistance in N. gonorrhoeae rose between the years 2013 and 2016, showing […]

(Natural News) Traveling to outer space is a pretty tough gig for astronauts trying to stay healthy, as shuttling back and forth to places like Mars and the Moon significantly increases one’s risk of developing infections from antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” experts claim. Not only is there a higher risk of contracting bugs like MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus […]

(Natural News) A woman from Spain recently had to be admitted to the hospital after she suffered a severe case of anaphylactic shock resulting from an unusual sexual encounter involving pharmaceutical drugs to which she is apparently extremely allergic. According to reports, the woman reacted to a drug known as amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, which is a […]

(Natural News) Over the past few years, cars have become more affordable, which has led to a huge boom of private vehicles on our roads. While they sure are convenient, the sudden dramatic rise has some grave consequences for human and environmental health. The latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that nine out […]

(Natural News) Hospital floors may harbor superbugs that are easily overlooked when trying to control the spread of potentially life-threatening diseases, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. While hospital floors may look clean to the naked eye, a team of researchers — including researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School […]

(Natural News) Many people still believe that antibiotics can cure anything. Infection? No problem. Fungus? Hey, let’s take another. Cold? Keep ‘em coming. But the thing is, incorrectly using any type of medicine is not good for you — and antibiotics are no exception. In fact, our complete disregard for their actual use has led […]

(Natural News) Antibiotic resistance is a very real and present threat and it threatens everyone. This natural phenomenon often causes the rise in deadly superbugs since antibiotics only kill off the susceptible strains of bacteria, allowing the more resistant strains to mutate and grow even stronger. Some strains may even become immune to the antibiotics […]

(Natural News) A group of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has developed a new antibiotic-resistant detection test. According to Science Daily, their process will allow medical professionals to determine how bacteria will react to a particular antibiotic in no more than half an hour. What once took two to three days could […]