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
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CSE lab report on antibiotics in chicken meat, July 2014
This is a report on CSE lab study on antibiotics in chicken meat. It details the study findings and methodology.
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Rio Olympics 2016 Update: Flamengo Beach Houses Antibiotic-Resistant Super Bacteria, Athletes At Risk
Rio Olympics 2016 athletes and spectators face a deadly antibiotic-resistant super bacteria threat as algae takes over the waters. Algae itself is generally harmless, but the deficient levels of chlorine
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Ganga has higher proportion of antibacterial agents: study
A study commissioned by the Union Water Resources Ministry to probe the “unique properties” of the Ganga found that the river water contains a significantly higher proportion of organisms with antibacterial
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Hyderabad: Researchers look at effects of vaccination in chicken
But the residues have also added to the problem in food change. Hyderabad: Antibiotic resistance in humans and residues in the environment have led researchers to look for alternatives to antibiotics
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Antimicrobial resistance policy review and development framework
The global tripartite partnership calling for more responsible use of antibiotics in humans, animals and agriculture (including aquaculture and plant production) has announced it is widening its coverage
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Overuse of antibiotics putting lives at risk, warn experts
Frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by the animal farm industry is leading to difficulties in treating common bacterial infections as well as post-surgery infections, a panel of scientists warned
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Antimicrobials in agriculture and the environment: reducing unnecessary use and waste
This report provides an overview of the use of antibiotics in animals and agriculture, and the role that manufacturing and use of antimicrobials play in bringing these into the wider environment. It calls
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Antibiotic misuse in poultry farms leading to multi-drug resistant bacteria, says CSE’s new study
Misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms is leading to a proliferation of multi-drug resistant bacteria. To make matters worse, these bacteria are now spreading in the environment because of unsafe disposal
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Technical brief on water, sanitation, hygiene and wastewater management to prevent infections and reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance
Improvements in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management in all sectors are critical elements of preventing infections and reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as
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Chile court orders salmon farms antibiotic use be disclosed
A Chilean appeals court has ordered the government's Sernapesca fisheries body to disclose the details of antibiotic use by salmon producers operating in the country, court documents showed on Wednesday.
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Uganda: Rural HIV Patients Becoming Resistant to ARVs- Report
Many people living with HIV in rural areas are developing drug resistance due to lack of access to their daily antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), lack of food and drug stock-outs and shortages. Some of the
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Bacterial vaccines in clinical and preclinical development 2021: an overview and analysis
<p>More vaccines must be developed to tackle antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, and countries must make better use of the ones currently available, the WHO said in this report. </p>
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Effluent treatment norms for pharmaceutical companies, 09/12/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Effluent treatment norms for pharmaceutical companies, 09/12/2019. The environmental standards for Pharmaceutical Industry were last issued in 2009. There are increasing
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Situational analysis - Antibiotic use and resistance in India
<p>Antibiotic resistance is a stark reality across the globe, including in India. The challenges associated with controlling antibiotic resistance, particularly in India, are many and multifaceted. On one hand, antibiotics are necessary in many life-threatening cases. On the other hand, overuse of antibiotics can be disastrous in the long run.
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FSSAI to focus on enforcement of food standards in 2019
Some of the key regulations include the ones on alcoholic beverages, food fortification, advertising and claims, packaging, residues of pesticides, tolerance limits of antibiotics and pharmacologically
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Food preservative kills cancer cells, superbugs: study
A naturally occurring food preservative that grows on dairy products may be used to treat cancer and deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the University of
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CSE welcomes new draft order to curb the use of antibiotics in animals like chicken
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) recent draft order which proposes to put curbs on the rampant use of antibiotics as a growth