During World War II, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom approached the largest U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical companies to enlist them in the race to mass produce penicillin ...

FLEMING 1 noted that the growth of B. coli and a number of other bacteria belonging to the colityphoid group was not inhibited by penicillin. This observation has been confirmed. Further work has been ...

PENICILLIN is rapidly eliminated from the human body, and 40–99 per cent of an injected dose can be recovered from the urine within four hours in normal cases. There is some evidence that the drug is ...

What might the world look like if temperatures keep rising? Neil and Alice discuss the need to adapt to the changes ahead ...

Part of Biology (Single Science) Health, disease and the development of medicines Antibiotics damage the bacterial cells by inhibiting their cellular processes, but do not damage the host cells. They ...

The effects of lidocaine (Xylocaine) and procaine amide on arterial pressure, myocardial contractile force, and ventricular excitability were studied in 12 patients undergoing cardiac operations. Both ...

Penicillin and amoxicillin can both treat bacterial infections of the ears, nose, throat, urinary tract, skin, and respiratory tract. Amoxicillin is a partly synthetic drug in the penicillin class.

Having a Penicillium mold allergy doesn't mean you're allergic to penicillin antibiotics. Cross-reactivity might cause mold allergy sufferers to react mildly to mushrooms. A mold allergy doesn't cause ...

Syphilis can be easily cured with antibiotics. Your sexual partners need to be treated, too. If you don’t treat syphilis, it can lead to very serious health problems. For more accurate abortion ...