Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is an increasingly serious threat to the ability to routinely treat microbial infections, and is resulting in increased hospitalisation and mortality... Read more
The mode of action of antibiotics, a term used to describe exactly how they kill bacteria, is commonly separated into four categories... Read more
Dengue is a significant public health threat, with estimates of 50 to 100 million cases per year and around 3 billion people at risk of infection [1]. There have now been epidemics reported in over 100 countries [2]. Importantly, the global burden from... Read more
The mediators and cellular effectors of inflammation are important constituents of the local environment of tumours. In some types of cancer, inflammatory conditions are present before a malignant change occurs. Conversely, in other types of cancer... Read more
Nephrotoxicity, or damage to the kidney, is a side effect of many marketed drugs, with 19-25% of acute renal failures caused, in part, by drug exposure [1]. Many of these drugs are antibiotics, and include a number of classes that are... Read more
With the general population now often taking more than one drug at the same time, adverse effects of drug-drug interactions are becoming very prominent. Knowing if there are side effects and changes in pharmacokinetics of a drug... Read more
