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‘Impossible to treat’ superbugs on rise in Ukraine, scientists warn

Bacteria exhibit extreme antibiotic resistance

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024

Telanagana: Spurious antibiotics worth Rs 1.33 crore seized from a pharmaceutical company

The drugs-control-administration">Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized a huge stock of antibiotics worth Rs 1.33 Crores from a manufacturing facility on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 27, 2024

Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?

The discovery of antibiotics is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. Before antibiotics, childbirth, a urinary tract infection, or a simple cut could lead to death from infection.

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024

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We studied drug-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces in six countries. This is what we found

Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria and other microbes that can cause infections gain the ability to resist treatment by antibiotics or other antimicrobial medicines.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2024

Antibiotic resistance threatens to “undo a century of medical progress”: 5 essential reads

Who hasn’t been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor – for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It’s terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs needed to treat them stop working.

The Conversation · Nov 18, 2024

Flies carry bacteria – and some of those are resistant to antibiotics. What we found in three South African hospices

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2024

‘It is a pandemic’: UK’s envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated

Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritised

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024

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The race against resistance: Reinforcing India's anti-infective arsenal

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health crisis, threatening to undo decades of medical progress and plunge us into a post-antibiotic era where even minor infections could prove fatal. This silent pandemic demands immediate and decisive action from all stakeholders before we are left vulnerable to previously treatable infections. The…

The Times of India · Nov 13, 2024

Fighting antibiotic resistance at the source – using machine learning to identify bacterial resistance genes and the drugs to block them

Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem around the world. When bacteria like E. coli no longer respond to antibiotics, infections become harder to treat.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

Common antibiotic use linked to rise of ‘almost untreatable’ superbug

Rifaximin is commonly used to treat liver disease

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Rise of almost untreatable superbug linked to a common antibiotic

‘Surprising’ finding by Australian-led study is first recorded instance of one antibiotic causing resistance to another in a different class

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024

Morning Mail: call for new senator penalties after Thorpe protest, salmon death mystery, terror attack in Turkey

Opposition Senate leader floats idea of penalties for bad behaviour; Australian-led study links an untreatable superbug to an antibiotic

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024

Why does dairy make antibiotics less effective?

Dairy products can affect the way certain medications work. But why?

LiveScience · Oct 19, 2024

Antifungal resistance is not getting nearly as much attention as antibiotic resistance – yet the risks to global health are just as serious

Fungi are known for causing superficial infections of the nails, skin and hair, but they can also cause systemic infections that can have much more serious health implications. Indeed, over 6.5 million people are infected yearly with a life-threatening fungal infection, leading to 3.8 million deaths.

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2024

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The Times of India · Oct 11, 2024

Over 600 viruses found on showerheads, toothbrushes; what this means for you

A rather astonishing research has discovered that there are hundreds of viruses in your shower head and toothbrush - with the majority being harmless to human beings yet may serve an important purpose in prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

UK supermarkets not doing enough to tackle antibiotic misuse, report says

Findings come amid growing concerns about overuse of medicines in farm animals and rise of superbugs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at risk

High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistance

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2024

‘Coloniser’ microbes to superbugs: How antibiotic resistance behaves

As antimicrobial resistance threatens medical progress, doctors like Sylvia Omulo are looking for clues to help us heal.

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

The world is facing an antibiotic emergency: a data-led plan of action is needed now

Global leaders are meeting to address the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance – millions will die unless solutions are found, says Dame Sally Davies, the UK government’s special envoy on AMR

Inverse · Sep 19, 2024

Some Viruses Prey On Bacteria — Are They the Forgotten Secret To Medical Cures?

In promising experiments, phage therapy forces bacteria into a no-win dilemma that lowers their defenses against drugs they’d evolved to withstand

Salon · Sep 18, 2024

Superbugs predicted to kill 39 million

New research in The Lancet underscores our growing antibiotic resistance crisis

Zenger · Sep 18, 2024

Study Projects Over 39 Million Deaths From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections By 2047‌ ‌

Global research reveals alarming rise in deaths among older age groups due to antimicrobial resistance, urging urgent interventions.‌

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Drug-resistant infections are on the rise – so why aren’t we getting any new antibiotics?

World leaders will meet in New York this month to discuss growing antimicrobial resistance as researchers warn the development of replacement drugs is stalling

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

Warning more than 39m could die from antibiotic-resistant infections

AMR occurs when bacteria and diseases evolve to no longer respond to drugs designed to treat the infection

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2024

Antibacterial discovery: how scavengers avoid infection and what we can learn from them

Antibacterial discovery has become a pressing global challenge. Rising antibiotic resistance and difficult-to-treat infections mean we urgently need new antibacterial drugs and infection prevention measures. Food production problems such as bacterial crop disease and food spoilage are driving demand for innovations too.

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