Counterfeit Drug Sales Become a $75 Billion Business

By IBTimes

Counterfeit drugs pose a significant threat to public health, but sales of fake drugs grows steadily. (1:12 pm)

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Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA Strain Developed in Livestock Can Spread to Humans

By IBTimes

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria fostered in livestock can be transferred to humans, a new study in the journal "mBio" has shown. (Feb 21)

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New Treatment for Multi-resistant Bacteria

By IBTimes AU

One of the most alarming situations in health worldwide involves the spreading of bacterial resistance. This situation captured a young Danish scientist who has now discovered a natural substance found in the rainforest in Chile that effectively combats this problem with antibiotics. (Feb 20)

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Rainforest Plant Could Help in Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By IBTimes

The newest weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria may be located in the Chilean rainforest. (Feb 20)

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Infectious Disease Technologies Could Open Investment Opportunities in 2012: Stephen Dunn

By Street Wise Reports

Investors have avoided infectious disease companies like the plague, but LifeTech Capital President and Senior Managing Director of Research Stephen Dunn doesn't agree, and he has staked out some ideas in this space that could make you financially better off. (Feb 17)

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Antibiotic Treatments Have No Effect on Sinusitis: Study

By IBTimes

Sinusitis, a common infection in the US, may not be cured by support antibiotic treatment, a new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association mentions. (Feb 16)

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Platform Technologies Promise Big Payoffs: Juan Sanchez

By Street Wise Reports

Platform technologies promise big payoffs because they offer the prospect of nearly unlimited assets that might be developed to combat disease, but they make investors very nervous because of their propensity to burn cash in a hurry. (Feb 10)

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Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea: Researchers Raise Alarm to Emerging Threat

By IBTimes

Gonorrhea is becoming resistant to common antibiotics, leaving researchers to wonder if there is anyway left to treat the common STD. (Feb 09)

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Lyme Disease Risk Highest on Northeast Coast: How to Prevent it

By IBTimes

Lyme disease poses its greatest risk to those on the Northeastern U.S. coast, according to a new study, which hopes to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. (Feb 07)

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Obesity: An Infectious Disease, Study Concludes

By IBTimes

Is obesity infectious? A new study suggests that obesity, epidemic worldwide, may be caught like a cold or flu. (Feb 06)