Kill the Germs, Spare the Ears

The world needs new antibiotics to overcome the ever increasing
resistance of disease-causing bacteria — but it doesn’t need the side
effect that comes with some of the most powerful ones now available:
hearing loss. Today, researchers report they have developed a new
approach to designing antibiotics that kill even “superbugs” but spare
the delicate sensory cells of the inner ear. Read more about this new study.

Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611152841.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fhearing_loss+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Hearing+Loss%29