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Superbugs are ‘dangerously high’ threat in Greece, India, TurkeyDrug-resistant microbes are causing significant harm, resulting in 79,000 deaths annually and increasing medical costs by $28.9 billion acr...
India-Russia explore market access in railways, agriculture and pharmaceutical sectorsRussian Railways Holding is interested in participating in Indian projects to modernize the railway infrastructure. Sergey Pavlov, First De...
Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug – but not for COVID-19Ivermectin, when used correctly, has prevented millions of potentially fatal and debilitating infectious diseases. It's meant to be prescri...
Green ministry drops antibiotic effluent limits from new rulesIt was pointed out in the discussions that even the most developed nations did not have any such similar standards and limits on antibiotic...
PE funds eye Zydus Cadila's animal health businessThe proposed deal is expected to value Zydus Animal Health and Investments (Zydus AHL) at Rs 2,500 crore, or about $350 million, they said....
NDDB promotes 'pashu ayurveda' to control animal diseasesCattle and buffaloes account for more than 50% of the livestock population in India, according to the latest census. The National Dairy Dev...
- India among hotspots of antibiotic resistance in animals: Study
Antibiotic resistance in food-animals growingIndia, long associated with the spread of superbug New Delhi metallo-beta lactamase-1 and extensively drug-resistance tuberculosis, has now...
Health ministry moves to limit antibiotics in meatThe ministry has specified the maximum permissible limits of various antibiotics in meat products.
Overuse of antibiotics in animals to worsen India’s AMR problem: StudyIndia is expected to see an 82% increase in consumption of antibiotics in “food animals” from 2,633 tons of antibiotics in 2013, showed a n...
Drug resistance making typhoid tough to treatDoctors say that while earlier oral drugs could cure most patients, they now need to give injectable antibiotics to 20-30% of the patients ...
Cipla divests animal health business in South Africa, sub-Saharan AfricaThe deal comes with a potential revision linked to FY17 performance along with customary adjustment (within the price band of 250 mn Rand a...
Humans carry more superbugs than farm animals, says new studyHumans carry more antibiotic-resistant bacteria than the farm animals they handle, a new study on dairy farmers has found.
Is your food safe and hygienic? Find outAccording to the WHO, around two million deaths occur globally, every year, due to food and water contamination. Some tips on food safety.
UN strengthens norms on lead in infant formula, arsenic in riceCodex standards serve in many cases as a basis for national legislation and provide the food safety benchmarks for international food trade.
- Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new 'schedule' in Act
The threat of a multi-drug resistant superbug looming large has forced the government to consider introduction of a separate schedule in th...