April 20, 2022 – Black and senior patients are more likely to be overprescribed antibiotics, according to a new study of 7 billion trips to health care centers – findings that doctors say warrant a further look into unequal prescription practices. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center found that 64% of antibiotic … Read more
April 13, 2022 – Researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a type of bacteria that could potentially protect humans from the harmful side effects of antibiotics, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. Although antibiotics remain a major tool to fight bacterial infections, they … Read more
The adverse repercussions of AMR are already being felt on the global and national realization of TB eradication. By Dr. Shibu Vijayan Alexander Fleming’s chance discovery of the first antibiotic – penicillin has shaped human history. It ushered in better health outcomes that subsequently enabled development. However, like many times in our human history, we … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Here’s another reason to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics: Long-term use of these medications could increase your risk of colon cancer, researchers say. “While in many cases antibiotic therapy is necessary and saves lives, in the event of less serious ailments that can be … Read more
Arjun Deshpande with Ratan Tata – Generic Aadhar Conference Mumbai Ratan Tata backed Arjun Deshpande drug retail chain Generic Aadhaar offers franchise opportunity for upcoming pharmacy retail businesses in India. It is today offering franchise opportunities to both those who are already running their own medical store or who want to start a new store. … Read more
Steroid treatment is essential for patients who are hospitalized for Covid-19. By Dr Ashit Hegde Who would have thought that even as we struggle to fight off the Covid-19 threat, another one could emerge in its shadow. Mucormycosis, a serious, potentially deadly fungal infection with a mortality rate of about 50 per cent could become … Read more
Pharmaceutical effluent discharge into rivers is another critical factor responsible for increasing drug resistance. By Rex Clements This World Health Day, we must turn our attention to one of the most influential discoveries in medical history – antibiotics. Antibiotics are foundational to modern medicine. Before their use, bacterial infections claimed thirty percent of all deaths … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans have at some point in their lives gotten a long course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. But according to new recommendations from a major U.S. doctors’ group, some of the most common bacterial infections can now be treated … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For some patients suffering from appendicitis, antibiotics may do the trick, a large U.S. trial suggests. More than 70% of patients who received antibiotics avoided surgery for at least 90 days, according to the new report. “When we compared the … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When the coronavirus pandemic first spread across the United States this spring, most COVID-19 patients in Michigan were prescribed unneeded antibiotics, a new study indicates. Antibiotics don’t work against viruses, including the new coronavirus, and overuse of antibiotics can contribute to antibiotic … Read more