Steroid drugs used for HRT can combat E. coli and MRSA

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Source: NIAID

New research has revealed that a class of steroid drugs currently used in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can also stop the growth of antibiotic-resistant E. coli and effectively kill MRSA. 

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