New compounds may control deadly fungal infections

New compounds may control deadly fungal infections  
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/su-ncm122209.php    
 
"An estimated 25,000 Americans develop severe fungal infections each year, leading to 10,000 deaths despite the use of anti-fungal drugs. The associated cost to the U.S. health care system has been estimated at $1 billion a year.  Now two Syracuse University scientists have developed new brominated furanones that exhibit powerful anti-fungal properties."