<p>Industrial food animal production employs many of the same antibiotics or classes of antibiotics that are used in human medicine. These drugs can be administered to food animals in the form of free-choice medicated feeds (FCMF), where animals choose how much feed to consume.
Eating vegetables and fruits, breastfeeding, avoiding fast food and rational use of antibiotics in the first year of life may reduce the risk of asthma and wheezing in children, a new study has said.
We read with interest the recent article by Murki, et al. on impact of cephalosporins restriction on incidence of extended spectrum b-lactamases (ESBLs) producing gram negative bacteria. Antibiotics restriction
Makes Bacteria Resistant To All Known Drugs New Delhi: A superbug immune to almost all known antibiotics has been found in Delhi
In many parts of the world, livestock production is undergoing a process of rapid intensification. The health implications of this development are uncertain. Intensification creates cheaper products, allowing
A three-day national conference on non-communicable diseases in the Capital concluded with medical experts warning people against the inappropriate use of drugs like painkillers and antibiotics.The
The spread of a pig-borne disease in southwest China and the high death toll have thrown the spotlight on the widespread and indiscriminate use of antibiotics in Asia, giving the bacterium added
An unprecedented warning was issued over a new antibiotic-resistant superbug that has infected thousands of people and caused scores of deaths across Britain. The lethal bug, a resistant strain of E
A new antibiotic shows promise as a faster and more effective treatment for tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant strains. First details of the substance, developed by Johnson & Johnson at its
A new antibiotic shows promise as a faster and more effective treatment for tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant strains. First details of the substance, developed by Johnson & Johnson at its
Fomites are a well-known source of microbial infections and previous studies have provided insights into the sojourning microbiome of fomites from various sources. Paper currency notes are one of the most
Wockhardt Ltd has got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for marketing the antibiotic cefuroxime axetil in the US market. Cefuroxime axetil, the chemical equivalent of
A UK court has allowed Ranbaxy Laboratories to sell specified immediate release formulations of macrolide antibiotic Clarithromycin in the UK market. It ruled multinational drug major Abbott's patent
This paper assesses the potential impact of antimicrobial resistance on global economic growth and poverty. The analysis uses a global computable general equilibrium model and a microsimulation framework
British researchers working in an East African village say a single dose of an antibiotic appears to stop infections that cause trachoma, the world's leading preventable cause of blindness. After
Pitting one germ against the other, researchers said they had developed at least two new methods of fighting infection without the use of antibiotics. One method uses a deadly enzyme made by viruses
Pitting one germ against the other, researchers said this week they had developed at least two new methods of fighting infection without the use of antibiotics. One method uses a deadly enzyme made
Lying on a hospital bed in the stupor of an antibiotic, with hordes of other children around him at the Government Hospital in Saharanpur, three-year-old Aquib has little idea of what is wrong with
Mindlessly popping antibiotics and irrational prescription by doctors are making microbes resistant to a host of drugs. A yet-to-be published pilot study coordinated by the World Health Organisation
He reported to a Gurgaon hospital with quadriplegia, progressively losing power in all four limbs, within a span of two weeks. Weeks later, he started walking again after a dose of simple, commonly used
