Nanoparticles may be solution against antibiotic resistance
The lung is so significantly damaged that patients often die or need to have a lung transplant. Permanent treatment with inhaled antibiotics play a considerable part in this.
Fast food chains should avoid antibiotics in chicken
Prasad also called for strong guidelines for the fast food chains in India so that the burning issue of health hazards by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be tackled.
Health Ministry sets maximum permissible limits of antibiotics in meat
Maximum permissible limits of 37 antibiotics and 67 other veterinary drugs are prescribed for chicken.
Nov 20, 2017, 18:36 PM IST
India now has the technique to reverse antibiotic resistance, thanks to IIT Roorkee
Bacteria that becomes resistant to drug uses a system called efflux pumps that act as tiny motors to flush out the antibiotic from the cells.
Antibiotic resistance: Can it be reversed?
Findings imply that if chemicals could be developed to inhibit beta-lactamase enzymes, a significant proportion of antibiotic resistance could successfully be reversed.
Oct 23, 2017, 19:04 PM IST
76 new antibiotic-resistant genes identified: Study
The increasing number of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a rapidly growing global problem.
Oct 16, 2017, 13:39 PM IST
Antibiotics for dental procedures may up superbug infection risk
Dentists write more than 24.5 million prescriptions for antibiotics a year. And many of those antibiotics are likely unnecessary, the researchers said.
Oct 07, 2017, 14:26 PM IST
Global shortage of antibiotics, may impact treatment options: WHO
There are also very few oral antibiotics in the pipeline, yet these are essential formulations for treating infections outside hospitals or in resource-limited settings.
Sep 20, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
Scientists developing tool to help differentiate between bacterial and viral infections
Researchers identified 11 genetic markers in blood that accurately distinguished between viral and bacterial infections.
Jul 29, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Half of Australian children prescribed antibiotics in first year
We found that by the age of one year, half of all infants had been prescribed at least one course of antibiotics and one in eight infants had been prescribed three or more courses of antibiotics, Burgner told Xinhua on Friday.
Jul 28, 2017, 12:00 PM IST
Antibiotics – A curse for the environment?
A study warns that antibiotics may be harming the good microbes that are essential to a healthy environment.
Jul 26, 2017, 17:30 PM IST
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria travel from animals to humans - Know how
The rapid rise of the use of antibiotics in animals has raised serious health concerns for humans.
Jul 21, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
High levels of antibiotic-resistant pathogens found in Indian poultry farms
For the study, researchers from the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP), a public health research organisation with headquarters in Washington DC, and New Delhi, analysed samples of 530 birds collected in 18 poultry farms for resistance to a range of antibiotic medications critical to human medicine.
Jul 20, 2017, 12:34 PM IST
Here's how you can enjoy an acne-free monsoon
The simple skin abscesses, a swollen area containing an accumulation of pus, is caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria.
Jul 01, 2017, 23:33 PM IST
Urinary tract infection: Why it's so common in women? Symptoms, prevention
And if you're a woman, your chance of getting a urinary tract infection is high. This is because the urethra is shorter in women than in men, and it is closer to the anus, making it more likely that bacteria are transferred to the bladder.
Jun 27, 2017, 10:40 AM IST
Cancer cells can take 100 times the hit with a combination of vitamin C and antibiotics, says study!
The new combination approach prevents cancer cells from changing their diet (metabolically inflexible), and effectively starves them, by preventing them from using any other available types of bio-fuels.
Jun 13, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
WHO's new recommendations on use of antibiotics to counter superbug infections
The WHO Model list of essential medicines for 2017 also came out with recommendations on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances.
Jun 07, 2017, 10:23 AM IST
Pregnant women, beware! Common antibiotics could put you at double risk of miscarriage
Researchers found that many classes of common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole, were associated with an increased risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy.
May 01, 2017, 22:40 PM IST
Antibiotic resistance enters our bloodstream through the urine, says study
The researchers say their finding could help doctors diagnose drug-resistant sepsis and inform treatment choices.
Apr 23, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
Avoid popping antibiotics in early life as it puts you at cancer risk
You may want to avoid popping those antibiotics as a recent study has linked their long-term use to the cancer-inducing polyps.
Apr 05, 2017, 10:43 AM IST
