bacteria

Using Bacteriophage Enzymes to Stay One Step Ahead of MRSA

By: Davidta Brown, Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - It’s difficult to have a discussion about antibiotics without mentioning the developing crisis…

12 years ago

The Silver Age of Antibiotics

By: Andrew Leong, Staff Writer -- This year, the FDA approved three new antibiotics to treat acute bacterial skin and…

12 years ago

Dengue Fever: Where Do We Go From Here?

By: Sherin Pathickal, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Dengue Fever, widely known as “break-bone fever,” is an illness that causes…

12 years ago

Does Moxifloxacin Increase the Risk of Dysglycemia?

By: Nathan Trustman, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, AMSCOP at LIU - The antibiotic class known as the fluoroquinolones is widely…

13 years ago

Nature’s Remedy… in a More Palatable Dosage Form

By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - Pathogenic bacteria have been enemies to human health for centuries. As recently as last…

13 years ago

iPod, iPad, iPhone… iLimb

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - There is a new invention called “i-limb ultra revolution,” which allows amputees to…

13 years ago

Superbug Makes Super Waves in Hospitals Across America

By: Beatrisa Popovitz, Staff Editor -  For the past decade, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been a growing concern in healthcare.…

13 years ago

Noninvasive Cancer Screening—Will We Ever Get It Right?

By: Frances Sousonis, Candidate c/o 2017 - Unfortunately, cancer is a disease about which many are able to share stories.…

13 years ago

The Pathophysiology of Syndeham’s Chorea

By: Neal Shah, Co Editor-In-Chief - Dyskinesias are abnormal, involuntary movement disorders.  Subsets of dyskinesias include choreas and atheosis.  Chorea…

14 years ago

Puzzle: Word Search

By: Marie Huang  - C F E P I A I I M L R O I I M I…

14 years ago

Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Complications

By: Lauren Kaveski, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - We see proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) used in many medication regimens, but…

14 years ago

Stool Transplants in C. difficile Infections

By Ebey P. Soman - Many living organisms occupy our intestines to aid us with metabolism, recycling of hormones, and,…

15 years ago

In The News: TNF-Alpha Inhibitors Receive More Warnings

By Ebey P. Soman - TNF-alpha inhibitors are drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, as…

15 years ago

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Parnali Chatterjee

By: Ebey P. Soman - Meet Dr. Parnali Chatterjee, a new faculty member in our St. John's University family. I…

15 years ago