Jun 16 Watch Certain Antibiotics Spur Widening Reports of Severe Side Effects A class of antibiotics called quinolones is raising concerns after some patients report becoming very ill after taking them. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Oct 17 Researchers Search for New Weapons in Fight Against TB By Admin, PBS NewsHour Last year, a young lawyer with drug-resistant tuberculosis travelled overseas despite the fact that he was on the U.S. no-fly list, sparking a media storm and bringing the lung disease back into national awareness. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch New Outbreaks of Drug-resistant Staph Infection Reported in Schools Over the weekend, there were more reports of students being diagnosed with a dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. A medical expert from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine explains the risks of the sometimes-deadly bacteria. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Chinese Food and Drug Official Executed for Accepting Bribes China announced Tuesday its chief food and drug official has been executed for accepting bribes. Independent Television News reports from the region on the investigation that led to his execution. Continue watching
Mar 14 Oceans Study Reveals 6 Million New Genes By PBS NewsHour Scientists spent two years trawling the oceans for bacteria and viruses, and in the process discovered 6 million new genes, doubling the number known on Earth and holding promise for new antibiotics and alternative energy sources. Continue reading
Dec 18 Thousands Offered Anthrax Vaccine, More Antibiotics Fearing a possible rash of anthrax infections among those exposed earlier this year, federal health officials announced today they will offer the anthrax vaccine and 40 more days of antibiotics to the thousands of postal and Capitol Hill workers. Continue reading