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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ANIMALS
FSSAI sets stricter rule for antibiotics in food items"If enforced strictly, the regulations will ensure safer food products for consumers by setting stricter residue and contaminant limits acr...
Antibiotics becoming ineffective against diseases like typhoid, pneumonia, and urinary infections: ICMR rings alarmA recent ICMR report highlights a troubling rise in antibiotic resistance in India. Diseases like UTIs, blood infections, pneumonia, and ty...
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...
- 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...
Most healthy Indians resistant to common antibiotics: StudyInappropriate use of antibiotics is the biggest cause of drug resistance in humans.
Berry boost: This fruit can combat bacterial infections, make antibiotics work betterCranberry extract increases bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics by acting in two ways.
Do you often take antibiotics, even without a prescription? It could turn minor infections into a major health concernStudies have shown that around 50-60% of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary.
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.
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...
- Antibiotic-resistant microbes evolved prior to dinosaurs
New York, May 12 (IANS) The earliest relatives of "superbugs" -- resistant to virtually all antibiotics -- known as the enterococci, had ev...
Livestock with superbugs pose threat to human healthThe study, led by O R Vinodh Kumar, has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
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...
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.
Rein in use of antibiotics in animals: Indian Medical AssociationIn its statement, IMA also said a lack of data on the use of antibiotics and drug resistance is a major problem in the country.
Centre directs state governments to stop the use of antibiotics and hormones in animal feedConsumption of antibiotic contaminated meat, milk and eggs may develop antibiotic resistance in both animals and human beings.