Even the most elite waste treatment systems currently available do not remove antibiotics from manure, according to a study which suggests that traces of the medicines leach into the environment, potentially
In 2014, CSE and Pollution Monitoring Laboratory, in their report ‘Antibiotic Residues in Chicken Meat’ highlighted the widespread use of antibiotics in intensive chicken farming in the country, revealing
Over the 16-year period studied, consumption of antibiotics more than doubled in India Global consumption of antibiotics has soared since the year 2000, stoking calls for new policies to rein in usage
Antibiotic prescriptions have shot up by 65 percent overall and by 39 percent per person in 15 years, new research reveals. In the period from 2000 to 2015, 24.5 billion prescriptions for the infection-fighting
Scientists have developed a new "rapid test" that produces a cheaper and faster diagnosis on infectious diseases in just three hours thus preventing antibiotic resistances from spreading. Owing to
HYDERABAD: A novel species of a bacterium that produces antibiotic has been discovered by a professor in the University of Hyderabad (UoH) and his researchers, the university said on Thursday. "Found
Drugs and Food Control Organization Tuesday issued an advisory for poultry farm dealers, asking them to stop use of antibiotics in their farms three days prior to supplying chicken to the market. The
Each year, Kashmir gets around one crore live chicken from Jammu, Haryana, and Punjab, where the birds are majorly raised on antibiotics. As per the information revealed by Dr Altaf Geelani, Assistant
Bacteria that cause infections in humans can develop or acquire resistance to antibiotics commonly used against them. Antimicrobial resistance (in bacteria and other microbes) causes significant morbidity
The report presents key take-aways from the deliberations held at the Africa-Asia Virtual Workshop on Containing the Silent Pandemic, organized by the Centre for Science and Environment in March 2021.
<p>Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are on the rise and pose a serious threat to society. The influence of genetic resistance mechanisms on antibiotic therapy is well described. However, other
<p>Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is propagated by irrational use of antibiotics by healthcare practitioners and the uninformed public. This study assessed a select cohort of 504 urban Indians for their
Multinational companies continue to produce and sell unregulated antibiotics in India, worsening the problem of antimicrobial resistance in the country and impeding efforts to fight drug resistance globally,
To limit antibiotics in meat The Union Health Ministry, through the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has notified an amendment to the Food Safety & Standards (Contaminants, Toxins
These are either underused, overused or misused: Study. Hyderabad: Seventy-five per cent of samples collected by a medical college in the city for diagnosing the urinary tract infections (UTIs) found
WHO is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals. The new WHO recommendations aim to help preserve the effectiveness
If the antibiotics don't work on you falling ill, blame it on milk, eggs, chicken and other food stuff of animal origin. The Government has woken up only now to the menace of growing anti-antibiotic resistance
The antibiotics used in animals can enter the human body and make it resistant to the drugs. With the increase in the antibiotic injected poultry and meat consumed by people, the centre is concerned
While on the one hand it is critical to control overuse, on the other there is need to improve antibiotics access to the poor and vulnerable When it comes to antibiotics use, India faces a twin challenge.
They’ve made little commitment in India on antibiotics misuse in chicken, meat, says CSE Global fast food companies do not have any India-specific commitments to eliminate the misuse of antibiotics
