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Significant grant to tackle antibiotic resistance awarded to researcher at NI university

A researcher from Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded a £1.3 million grant to develop antibiotics that will fight bacteria that are resistant to drugs currently used. Antibiotic resistance results in more than five million deaths a year and ...

03 Mar 2023 at 12:10

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Man in court after jogger bitten by dog in the Midlands

A jogger needed antibiotics after being bitten by a dog in Laois, a sitting of Portlaoise District Court was told. Through his solicitor, Francis Tuohy, 21, of Dysart Beg, Mountrath admitted having uncontrolled dogs at Dysart Beg on January 4, ...

13 Feb 2023 at 12:37

Lifestyle

Fed up with catching colds? What your doctor really wants you to know

Already feel like you’ve had your fill of sore throats, coughs and stuffy heads this winter? Colds may be common and minor – but they can still leave you feeling rotten, not to mention being a major inconvenience. They aren’t really something ...

21 Nov 2023 at 10:55

National News

Antibiotic-resistant MRSA found in European pigs can jump to humans, new study suggests

A highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA that has emerged in livestock over the last 50 years can jump to humans, a new study suggests. The strain, CC398, has become the dominant type of MRSA in European livestock – probably ...

29 Jun 2022 at 17:16

Lifestyle

Should you take antibiotics for a cold – and what could be the impact?

When you’re dealing with a nasty cold that won’t go away, antibiotics might seem like a quick fix – and a recent survey of around 400 pharmacists by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) shows that this is a common practice. According to ...

06 May 2025 at 11:51

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