Antibiotic Bactrim
Posted on November 5, 2009
Bactrim is a combination drug that is used against bacterial infections. The drug is normally used against infections in the ear, urinary tract and bronchitis.
The drug, which contains sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, belongs to a group of medicines known as sulfonamides. Bactrim acts by preventing the growth of bacteria.
While taking bactrim, always follow your doctor’s direction as the drug comes with severe side effects. Bactrim should be taken with food or milk to avoid stomach upset. The medication should be taken in its full course for getting complete relief of the infections. Never stop the drug in the middle of a dosage as there are chances for the infections to relapse. Moreover, never go for more doses and also never take the drug for longer periods unless the physician has recommended.
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Cleocin is used for treating infections of the bacteria
Posted on November 3, 2009
Cleocin is a drug used for treating infections of the bacteria. The drug is a lincomycin antibiotic, which attacks the bacteria.
Once you are prescribed Cleocin, always follow the doctor’s instructions. The whole course should be completed for better results. In case you stop the medicines in the middle of a dosage, there is a higher risk that the infections may relapse. Moreover, the drug should not be taken in larger doses and also for longer days unless your doctor has asked for it.
An oral drug, Cleocin can be taken with meals or without meals. Always take the right dosage at the right time every day. If you think you have missed a dose of Cleocin, take it as soon as you remember it. But never mix two doses as it can only increase the risk of side effects.
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Cyclosporin and miscellaneous drugs
Posted on September 28, 2009
Isolated and unconfirmed interactions have been reported with acetazolamide, acyclovir, captopril, cephalosporins, disopyramide, doxycycline, imipenem/cilastatin, nafcillin and sulphinpyrazone.
Clinical evidence, mechanism, importance and management
The Drug Monitoring Centre of Sandoz (the manufacturers of cydosponn) in Basel has on record a number of previously unpublished spontaneous and isolated reports of interactions between cyclosporin and other drugs. There are also other isolated case reports of interactions involving cyclosporin.
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What does the research say about Doxycycline?
Posted on September 24, 2009
Doxycycline has been on the market for more than forty years. As one of the tetracycline antibiotics, it has been through an amazing number of clinical trial to determine the exact range of bacteria it kills and whether there are any other applications. As a part of this process, it was discovered that it is effective to help people to avoid infection by malaria. More recently, it is being tested in cases of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and some inflammatory lung diseases. Although some strains of bacteria are beginning to develop resistance, it remains one of the most reliable and trusted of the antibiotics whose scope is continually under review.
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Maximum possible effect against the bacteria
Posted on September 17, 2009
As with most prescription medications, some care is needed when two or more chemicals are mixed together. In the case of Doxycycline, you want to ensure that it will have its maximum possible effect against the bacteria. So let us start with the less obvious interactions. Milk, milk formulas and dairy products interfere with the way in which your body absorbs any of the tetracycline drugs. Although the effect is less pronounced on Doxycycline, it is better not to drink milk, or consume yogurt, cottage cheese and full fat cheese.
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Doxycycline and oral contraceptives
Posted on September 2, 2009
Doxycycline is an antibiotic that has anti-inflammatory properties. Many are using it to combat acne and with great success.
In low doses Doxycycline doesn’t work as an antibiotic. It doesn’t get high enough in concentration to kill bacteria and you don’t get any of the side effects of an antibiotic. However, the dosage is high enough to give you the anti-inflammatory effects that knock out tough cases of acne.
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What is Erythromycin?
Posted on September 2, 2009
This is one of the best selling antibiotics in the world. It belongs to the macrolide class. Thus, it is used to treat a range of bacterial infections in the respiratory tract and soft tissues with considerable effectiveness in the treatment of some sexually transmitted diseases as well. It has a slightly wider range than penicillin and, if not prescribed in its own right, Erythromycin is the standard substitute if a patient has an allergic reaction to penicillin.
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Quinolone antibiotics and Iron preparations
Posted on September 1, 2009
Some preliminary evidence shows that iron preparations can reduce the absorption of cipro and ofloxacin front the gut. The auinolone-iron complexes formed have reduced antibacterial effects.
Clinical evidence
A cross-over trial in 12 normal subjects given single doses of 500 mg cipro or 400 mg ofloxacin showed that the concurrent use of 200 mg iron (in the form of an rron-glycine-sulphate complex) reduced the bioavailability of the cipro by 48% and that of ofloxacin by 36%. Another study found that 325 mg ferrous sulphate three times a day reduced the absorption of cipro in normal subjects by 65%. Reduced serum levels of cipro (peak levels reduced from 5 2 to 0.3-0.5) were recorded in another patient while taking ferrous sulphate.
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Discovery of better treatment for bacterial pneumonia
Posted on January 13, 2009
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have demonstrated a more effective treatment for bacterial pneumonia following influenza.
They found that the antibiotics clindamycin and azithromycin, which kill bacteria by inhibiting their protein synthesis, are more effective than a standard first-line treatment with the “beta-lactam” antibiotic ampicillin, which causes the bacteria to lyse, or burst.
The finding is important because pneumonia, rather than the influenza itself, is a principal cause of death from influenza in children and the elderly. During pandemics-such as the one that may arise from avian influenza-up to 95 percent of influenza deaths are due to pneumonia. A bioterrorism attack using the influenza virus would likely result in the same high percentage of pneumonia deaths, according to the researchers.
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Where Has All The Honey Gone?
Posted on January 13, 2009
by Sandy Powers
Louise Rossberg had nearly a thousand beehives in 2006. Today, she has 200.
In February 2005, John Miller lost almost half of his 13,000 hives, which translated into the loss of 300 million bees. Miller is an experience beekeeper. His great-grandfather began the family’s beekeeping enterprise in 1894. The West Coast of the United States is estimated to have lost 60 percent of its commercial honeybee population, while the East Coast has lost 70 percent. The devastating honeybee deaths are occurring worldwide. What is causing this “Colony Collapse Disorder?” Blame is put on mites or a “mysterious illness.” Let’s step back and take a second look.
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