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Are antibiotics over-prescribed in India?

As India carries one of the largest burdens of drug-resistant pathogens worldwide, The Hindu Parley discusses whether antibiotics are being over-prescribed in the country

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

Jammu CSIR lab finds cannabis plant compound has antibiotic effects | Explained

Semisynthetic phytocannabinoid compounds possesses unexplored hitherto antibiotic properties that could help combat antibiotic resistance in India, according to the findings of a new study published by scientists at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine in Jammu.

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

FDA allows imports of French syphilis drug alternate during US penicillin shortage

While as little as one injection of penicillin G benzathine can cure syphilis, the shortage prompted U.S. health officials to recommend giving some patients another antibiotic that requires of weeks of twice-daily pills.

Fortune · Jan 10, 2024

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Breakthrough Antibiotic Zosurabalpin To Target Drug-Resistant Bacteria CRAB

Zosurabalpin is now undergoing human trials and is set to target CRAB which holds a priority 1 classification as a critical pathogen by the WHO.

International Business Times UK · Jan 8, 2024

Novel Antibiotic To Treat Drug-Resistant Bacteria? Zosurabalpin Shows Promising Results In Mice

The novel antibiotic, Zosurabalpin, shows promising results in treating highly drug-resistant strains of Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in mouse models.

Medical Daily · Jan 8, 2024

Drug war: On use of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance

Infectious diseases specialists and critical-care experts have for long been waving the red flag over antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, calling for rational prescription of antibiotics

The Hindu · Jan 5, 2024

New antibiotic zosurabalpin shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria – an expert explains how it works

Researchers have identified an entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most current drugs.

The Conversation · Jan 5, 2024

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US faces ‘tragic’ rise in syphilis cases with life-saving drug in short supply

Incidence of serious sexually transmitted disease at 27-year high and demand for preferred antibiotic is straining manufacture

The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2024

Revolutionary Antibiotic Breakthrough: Tackling Deadly Drug-Resistant Bacteria!

Researchers make strides in the battle against antibiotic resistance with a potential new class of drugs to combat drug-resistant bacteria, like CRAB.

Top News · Jan 3, 2024

Drugs Control Administration seizes fake antibiotics worth ₹22.95 lakh

The Hindu · Jan 3, 2024

Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria

Zosurabalpin has defeated strains of pneumonia and sepsis in mice, raising hopes for human trials

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024

55% of patients were prescribed antibiotics for preventive indications, 45% for therapeutic indications: NCDC survey

Over half of the almost 10,000 hospital patients surveyed recently were given antibiotics to prevent infection, rather than to treat it, amidst growing concerns about the rise in resistance to antibiotics.

The Hindu · Jan 3, 2024

Use ‘mothballed’ Covid mega lab to help tackle antibiotic resistance, MPs urge

The Rosalind Franklin Laboratory – which has received more than £1 billion of public funding – is currently on sale on Rightmove.

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024

Govt. plans to make all family health centres in Kerala antibiotic-smart this year

Kerala Health Minister announces programme to make all FHCs antibiotic-smart & discourage sale of antibiotics without prescription.

The Hindu · Jan 1, 2024

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LiveScience · Dec 18, 2023

New algorithm dramatically cuts unnecessary antibiotic use in kids

An algorithm reduced rates of antibiotics use in kids treated at Tanzanian primary care facilities without compromising their chances of getting better.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

‘Millions of women are suffering who don’t have to’: why it’s time to end the misery of UTIs

Urinary tract infections have been a cause of chronic distress for generations of menopausal women. Campaigning journalist Kate Muir argues the problem could be halved if an alternative treatment to antibiotics is better understood. So why isn’t more being done?

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2023

Antimicrobial resistance now hits lower-income countries the hardest, but superbugs are a global threat we must all fight

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the World Health Organization’s most urgent health challenges for the next decade. While AMR is a global threat, a tale of two worlds emerges, highlighting the heightened vulnerability of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

StockNews.com · Dec 11, 2023

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LiveScience · Dec 7, 2023

Vaccine for superbugs? New shot shows promise in early tests

A new vaccine, so far tested only in mice, broadly activates the immune system against a wide array of bacteria and fungi.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023

Mike Brown obituary

Other lives: Academic pharmacist and pharmaceutical microbiologist who specialised in understanding how bacteria respond to antibiotics

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2023

Do you really need antibiotics? Curbing our use helps fight drug-resistant bacteria

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions.

Zenger · Nov 27, 2023

New Study Uncovers Profound Implications Of E.coli’s Antibiotic Resistance Evolution

E.coli's ability to evolve antibiotic resistance may be greater than previously thought, study reveals

Newcastle Herald · Nov 26, 2023

Drug resistance threat: 'don't ask doctor for antibiotics for a cold'

Deaths are occurring from antibiotics resistance in the region.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023

Study reveals the people most likely to die from sepsis

Other groups more at risk included people who have a history of extensive antibiotic exposure and those with learning difficulties

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023

Drug resistance may make common infections like thrush untreatable

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions.

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