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Zaynich's blockbuster potential lifts Wockhardt's long-term outlookWockhardt's novel antibiotic, Zaynich, has received USFDA approval after a 12-year effort, sparking hopes for a turnaround after years of n...
Wockhardt shares rocket 19% after FDA approval for antibiotic targeting drug-resistant infections. Check detailsWockhardt's shares surged 19% after the U.S. FDA approved ZAYNICH, a novel intravenous antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections....
FDA approval puts Wockhardt’s Zaynich in $9 billion antibiotics marketWockhardt's new antibiotic, Zaynich, has received US FDA approval. This drug uses a novel mechanism to fight drug-resistant bacteria. It ta...
Aldi pizza salmonella alert: Check full list of items in warning circularAldi pizza salmonella: At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry...
Superbugs on the rise: One lakh lab samples show routine antibiotics no longer effective in IndiaIndia's common infections are becoming untreatable as widely used antibiotics lose efficacy, according to a new ICMR report. Bacteria causi...
'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the USA recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed a significant increase in drug-resistant bacteria infections. ...
Researchers develop new class of antibiotics to fight drug-resistant bacteriaResearchers have developed a promising class of antibiotics targeting Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), a bacterium resi...
What is ‘white lung’ pneumonia? What caused its outbreak in China, here is what we knowWhen hundreds of children in China were admitted into hospitals with respiratory illnesses including pneumonia, it was apprehended that a n...
This drug can fight more than 300 drug-resistant bacteriaA team of researchers have developed a novel drug molecule that can help ward off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria.
New study shows that higher antibiotic doses may end up strengthening certain bacteriaAnti-microbial resistance has been labelled by the United Nations as "one of the greatest threats we face as a global community."
Global travellers more likely to pick up virulent strains of drug-resistant bacteriaUp to 80% of travellers returning from high-risk regions are colonised by MDR-GN bacteria.
Scientists develop faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteriaAccording to the researchers, including those from the University of Sheffield in the UK, the standard method for detecting antibiotic resi...
Multi-drug resistant bacteria proliferating through poultry waste
World Health Organisation names 12 superbugs; most are present in IndiaThe WHO list of drug-resistant bacteria is divided into three categories. The most critical group includes multidrug-resistant bacteria tha...
Now smaller firms developing antibiotics but will society, politicians accept high prices?As a woman dies in the US from a superbug infection likely caught in India, four domestic companies are taking up the cudgels in the area o...
Environmental lobby groups blame production methods of drug companies for rise in drug-resistant bacteriaThe Pharmaceuticals Export Council of India (Pharmexcil) set up by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under foreign trade policy on Thur...
3 Indian Pharma cos breeding drug-resistant Bacteria: ReportThe investigation revealed that out of the 34 sites tested across India and China, 16 were found to be harbouring bacteria resistant to ant...
Three weapons to slow down bacteria spread in hospitalsBeing a scientist, Jayant Halder has just three kinds of weapons: a new drug, a method to tweak old drugs, and a paint that can slow down t...
Drugs for Ebola likely to have an Indian connectionIndia may well be the place where the drug to fight the killer Ebola virus originates, with two drug candidates discovered in Bengaluru.
New class of antibiotics discoveredScientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight deadly bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and othe...