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Common weedkiller in Australian homes linked to ‘superbug’ threat, study warns of rising antimicrobial resistance beyond antibiotic misuseA common weedkiller used widely in Australia may be contributing to the rise of superbugs. New research suggests this chemical can drive ba...- Delhi’s RML Hospital ortho surgeon warns India is sleepwalking into an antibiotic disaster fueled by a medicine 'eaten more than toffee or roti'A New Delhi based orthopaedic and sports surgeon has issued a stark warning about India’s growing antibiotic resistance crisis. In an Insta...
- Cough in India often treated with unnecessary antibiotics: StudyA recent study in India reveals that cough diagnosis lacks proper classification, leading to antibiotic overuse. Researchers analyzing pati...
- Regulator set to monitor antimicrobial resistanceTo combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), India's drug regulatory authority is collaborating with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Da...
- India's drug regulator cracks down on antibiotic misuse, seeks list of licensed combinationsIndia's drug regulator has directed state counterparts to provide a list of antibiotic combinations licensed for manufacturing and marketin...
- Govt asks doctors, pharmacists to mention reasons for prescribing antibioticsThe Union Health Ministry has called for doctors to mention the indication and reason for prescribing antibiotics. This is in response to t...
- AMR action: Kerala to cancel licences of pharmacies selling antibiotics without prescriptionThe WHO has said the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens that have acquired new resistance mechanisms continues to threaten ou...
- BioNTech, Pfizer to start testing universal vaccine for coronavirusesTheir experimental work on shots that go beyond the current approach include T-cell-enhancing shots, designed to primarily protect against ...
- Covid first wave led to increase in antibiotic misuse in India: StudyThe researchers at Washington University in the US estimated that Covid-19 likely contributed to 216.4 million excess doses of antibiotics ...
- Antibiotics in development not enough to tackle 'superbugs'- WHOOut of the 43 antibiotics in development, the WHO said 26 drugs target the 13 most dangerous "superbugs". But the health agency said most o...
- Food regulator to curb use of antibiotics in food itemsOnce the new regulation is in place, FSSAI will do surprise inspections and random sampling to check such products do not contain antibioti...
- Health ministry moves to limit antibiotics in meatThe ministry has specified the maximum permissible limits of various antibiotics in meat products.
- You need not always complete full course of antibiotics: DoctorsIn many situations, stopping antibiotics sooner is a safe way to reduce antibiotic overuse, said a paper published in the British Medical J...
- The growing trend of antibiotic resistance & how to beat itAntibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria don't responsd to the use of these medicines. In the EU this has caused around 25,000 deaths ann...
- WHO highlights misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance in IndiaAround 75 per cent of Indians who took part in a WHO survey think, incorrectly, that colds and flu can be treated with antibiotics, the UN ...
- New method developed to reduce antibiotic resistanceA novel mathematical method inspired by the Darwinian evolution has been developed to reduce the development of antibiotic-resistant bacter...
- Antibiotics overuse may alter children's developmentBoth of the antibiotics also disrupted the gut microbiome, the trillions of microbes that inhabit the intestinal tract.
- Anti Microbial Resistance is development challenge, not just health security risk: IndiaIssue of AMR should be seen holistically as a "development challenge" instead of interpreting it narrowly as a health security risk.
- Stop prescribing antibiotics for fever and cold, IMA to tell doctorsIn the past two decades, almost no new antibiotic has been discovered while bacteria have learnt to overcome the existing ones.
- Combat antimicrobial resistance on World Health DayAntibiotics should not be used when not needed. Various studies have shown that nearly 50% of the use of antibiotics is inappropriate.
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