Stop the killing of beneficial bacteria
Concerns about antibiotics focus on bacterial resistance — but permanent changes to our protective flora could have more serious consequences, says Martin Blaser.
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New guidelines to prevent misuse of strong antibiotics
Almost two months after it rubbished the Lancet study on the antibiotic-resistant superbug NDM-1, a team of experts is all set to finalise guidelines on antibiotic use in government hospitals by this month. The task force includes experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCDC), Hinduja hospital, Mumbai and other renowned instit
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Another corporate takeover: Our food
CSE has found a cocktail of mostly banned and severely prohibited antibiotics in honey CSE has found a cocktail of mostly banned and severely prohibited antibiotics in honey They say, you are what you eat. But do we know what we are eating? Do we know who is cooking and who is serving us the food we take into our kitchens and then into our bodies?
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Honey brands contain high levels of antibiotics: CSE
POPULAR honey brands in the country are allegedly contaminated with high levels of antibiotics which are bad for health, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday. The Delhi-based NGO said its study found antibiotics in almost all brands sold in the market.
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Bottled honey contaminated with antibiotics
A study by Centre for Science and Environment indicates that meat, milk, poultry may also be laced Sreejiraj Eluvangal NEW DELHI Our cities might be sitting on top of a volcano of antibiotic contamination of food items, according to a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Highlighting extensive antibiotic abuse, the study has found disturbingly high levels of anti
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Air sick
Another reason for not giving excess antibiotics to farm animals
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Substandard drugs: a potential crisis for public health
<p>Poor-quality medicines present a serious public health problem, particularly in emerging economies and developing countries, and may have a significant impact on the national clinical and economic burden.
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Beyond antibiotics: A new way to fight superbugs
<p><style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }</style> <p><font size="3" style="font-size: 13pt;"><i>German E. coli deaths show it's time to look past the wonder drugs of the 1950s in the battle against lethal bacteria.<br /> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028163.600-beyond-antibiotics-a-new-way-to-fight-superbugs.html?full=true&print=true<br /> </i></font></p> </p>
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Abuse of antibiotics can prove fatal
New Delhi: The presence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in the city
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After storm, Haitian newborns are in jeopardy
With no electricity or running water and short of basics like antibiotics, doctors in makeshift clinics are fighting to save survivors of Tropical Storm Jeane
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Why is India so bugged about supergene New Delhi metallo-1 ?
Bacteria that are able to resist antibiotics are nothing new. It
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Govt wants to limit use of antibiotics in animals
The government may have rejected the Lancet study, claiming the existence of antimicrobial-resistant superbug in Delhi groundwater, but its own paper
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Govt plans to curb overuse of antibiotics
New Delhi: The government is getting serious about curbing irrational use of antibiotics.
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Govt to draft first ever policy to regulate antibiotics use
The Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, (GMCH-32), will celebrate World Health Day on Thursday keeping in view this year
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Blood cancer among children on the rise
The unchecked exposure of people to wide range of toxic chemicals, particularly agro-chemicals and pesticides, coupled with massive and irrational administration of antibiotics is registered as the
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Finmin says no to dumping duty on pharma ingredients
Fear That Prices Of Some Antibiotics Could Flare Up Prompts Ministry To Take Unusual Move THE finance ministry has shot down an anti-dumping duty proposed by a key government body on import of certain drug inputs from China and Mexico for fear that prices of some popular antibiotics could flare up.
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Detection of antibiotics in hospital effluents in India
Occurrence of antibiotics was investigated in water associated with two hospitals in Ujjain district, India. Samples of hospital associated water were subjected to solid phase extraction combined with high pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), to estimate antibiotics in incoming safe water, hospital wastewater and groundwater.
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Govt to ban two drugs
Gatifloxacin, an antibiotic widely prescribed for throat infection, and Tegaserod, a medicine for chronic constipation, are likely to be banned in India. The sub-committee of the government
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The use of natural feed additives as alternative to an antibiotic growth promoter in broiler diets
Antimicrobial compounds are commonly included in poultry diets for promoting of growth and control of diseases. The European Union banned feed grade antibiotic growth promoters, due to, not only cross-resistance,
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Safety and effectiveness of Meropenem in infants with suspected or complicated intra-abdominal infections
<p>Intra-abdominal infections are common in young infants and lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Meropenem is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial with excellent activity against pathogens associated