Superbug death spurs drug regulator warning
In the wake of the recent death of an American woman after contracting an infection resistant to antibiotics, the drug regulator has directed the pharma supply chain, including retailers, chemists and
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Antibiotics worth 600 crore consumed in state every year
Patna: Antibiotics consumption in Bihar has increased from 12% in 2009 to 20% today. According to state drug control department, Biharis consume antibiotics worth over Rs 600 crore every year. On the
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Semiconductor sensitized photodegradation of antibiotic tetracycline in water using heterogeneous nanoparticles
<p>Antibiotics have been considered emerging pollutants due to their continuous input and persistence in the aquatic ecosystem. The present paper addresses the degradation and removal processes applied
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Curd-peptide based novel hydrogel inhibits biofilm formation, quorum sensing, swimming mortility of multi-antibiotic resistant clinical isolates and accelerates wound healing activity
<p>The search for a bioactive natural antibacterial agent with wound healing properties is a common practice for the development of new-generation molecules. Antimicrobial peptides are a good alternative
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Antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae spread faster with more treatment, not more sexual partners
<p>More and more infectious disease treatments fail because the causative pathogens are resistant to the drugs used for treatment. For the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a sexually transmitted bacterium,
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Antibiotic residue levels within EU norms: Poultry body
Pune : After a CSE study last month reported large-scale use of antibiotics in the chicken samples in the Delhi-NCR region, the poultry sector says the antibiotic residues in poultry meat in the country
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California governor vetoes 'unnecessary' livestock antibiotics bill
The governor of California on Tuesday vetoed a first-in-the-nation state law to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock production and said lawmakers should look for “new and effective ways” to prevent
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Varsities to study Cooum, Adyar antibiotic pollution
Concerned at the increasing contamination of water bodies by antibiotic sources, 15 universities from eight countries, including IIT Madras, have decided to come together to test water samples as part
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Antibiotic-fed poultry harming consumers: Study
Large scale, indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the poultry industry has led to antibiotic resistance in Indians who are falling prey to many otherwise curable ailments, said a new study released here
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Indiscriminate' use of antibiotics in poultry might be 'strongly linked' to growing resistance in Indians: Study
Claiming that it found several antibiotic residues in chickens tested in Delhi-NCR region, an environment body on Wednesday said "large-scale and indiscriminate" use of antibiotics in poultry industry
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Case in the United States Court of Appeals regarding approval for use of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed, 24/07/2014
<p>Case in the United States Court of Appeals regarding approval for use of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed, 24/07/2014.</p> <p>Read More: <a href="http://docs.nrdc.org/health/hea_14072401.asp"
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Poultry industry perpetuating myths on antibiotic use; CSE
A research and advocacy think tank today accused Indian poultry industry of misleading people by perpetuating "myths" on use of antibiotics in chicken rearing. Dismissing the claims of the industry
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A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance
Antibiotic resistance is spreading faster than the introduction of new compounds into clinical practice, causing a public health crisis. Most antibiotics were produced by screening soil microorganisms,
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Frontiers 2017: emerging issues of environmental concern
Antibiotics that has spilled from farms into the natural environment may be a bigger factor in spreading resistance to life-saving drugs than previously thought, report says. The overuse of antibiotics
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Poultry farmers deny reports on antibiotics
The State Poultry Farmers Association has come out against recent reports that broiler chickens are being bred by injecting antibiotics and hormones to aid their growth. The leaders of the association
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CASE OF THE `ANTIBIOTIC' CHICKEN
A Recent CSE Report Detected A Cocktail Of Antibiotics In Chicken Samples Taken From New Delhi. The Report Bodes Ill For Kerala, Which Imports 70% Of Its Chicken From Other States Ramavarman.T committee
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You won’t ‘chicken out’ to antibiotics
If you are planning to have chicken in your meal, watch out! Poultry farmers in the outskirts of Jaipur are pumping antibiotics indiscriminately throughout the 3540 day life cycle of chicken. Worse, many
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Rein in use of antibiotics in animals: IMA
Indian Medical Association has demanded a ban on the use of antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention in poultry animals. The medical body said that antibiotics should only be used to cure
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Eating chicken could make you immune to antibiotics
Each time you eat chicken, you could also be consuming a cocktail of antibiotics. A lab study released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found antibiotic residues in 40% of chicken samples bought
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Chicken alert: Antibiotics found in city’s poultry samples
Seventy chicken samples from Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), tested by the Centre for Science and Environment, were found to be carrying traces of five antibiotics. Largescale misuse and overuse