Good for what ails you: Green tea offers simple solution to fighting antibiotic resistance, study finds

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An ingredient commonly found in green tea could help eliminate antibiotic resistant bacteria – one of the greatest health risks facing our increasingly antibiotic-reliant world. Researchers at the UK’s University of Surrey found that a natural antioxidant in green tea can help aztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to treat serious respiratory tract and bloodstream infections. Such infections are linked to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and have become increasingly difficult to treat in recent years as it grew resistant to antibiotic treatment. …read more

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