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Letters to The Editor — May 4, 2024

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The Hindu

Experts developing immune-enhancing therapies to treat TB

Experts are developing revolutionary immune-enhancing medicines known as host-directed therapies, which employ the body's immune system to target TB, to tackle even drug-resistant strains of the illness. Read further on Dynamite News:

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New UTI vaccine wards off infection for years, early studies suggest

More than 50% of the patients who used a new mouth-spray-based vaccine didn't have a UTI for up to nine years.

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Superbugs could lower your life expectancy by nearly 2 years, report says. What to know about antimicrobial resistance

Uncontrolled AMR is also projected to cost the world $855 billion annually until 2035, international leaders say.

Fortune

Shake Shack Giving Out Free Chicken Sandwiches Every Sunday in April

Shake Shack is giving out a free chicken sandwich, the "Chicken Shack," every Sunday in April — antibiotic-free chicken that's good for you.

Kiplinger

World Health Day 2024: Our healthy future hinges on sustainable antibiotic research

This year’s World Health Day theme of “My Health, My Right” should serve as a wake-up call to take decisive action to preserve precious antibiotics, which are fast losing their efficacy on account of increasingly drug-resistant bacterial strains, making even common infections lethally incurable. A global health threat of alarming…

The Times of India

Poultry giant Venky’s marketing antibiotics for growth promotion in farms

Venky’s in India is marketing antibiotics for poultry growth, contributing to the rise and spread of drug-resistant infections.

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Why are some US food producers using antibiotics in meat again?

Several companies have abandoned commitments to serve antibiotic-free meat, but what does this mean for human health?

Al Jazeera

Vulnerable Britons may be dying due to watchdog not approving dental antibiotics

Exclusive: Refusal to approve antibiotic prophylaxis for those at risk of infective endocarditis may have increased deaths

The Guardian - UK

How infective endocarditis deaths among UK dental patients can be avoided

Doctors have warned of the devastating consequences of not giving antibiotics in England and Wales to those at risk of the heart condition. A co-author of a Lancet paper on the subject explains

The Guardian - UK

NPPA revises ceiling prices of over 800 scheduled drug formulations from April 1

Cost of antibiotics and painkillers have registered a marginal hike in cost starting with the drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s latest notification

The Hindu

Chick-fil-A ditches no antibiotics label

The fast-food chain joins Tyson Foods and Panera Bread in loosening its industry food standards

Salon

Chick-fil-A will begin using some antibiotics in its chicken again

The fast food company said it will now use "no antibiotics important to human medicine" beginning in spring of this year. The company first said it would stop using antibiotics in 2014.

WEKU

Chick-Fil-A Revises Antibiotic Policy To Address Human Health Concerns

Chick-Fil-A and Tyson Foods adjust antibiotic policies in response to antibiotic resistance concerns, emphasizing sustainable practices for animal and huma...

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The Walrus

Antibiotics May Soon Become Useless

Doctors are looking to an experimental treatment for help

Bored Panda

30 Incredibly Dangerous Things That Most People See As Safe

A new diet, a new skincare hack, or a booming interest in some form of alternative medicine. Sometimes certain trends come and they might seem safe and fun, yet in reality, they're not. The post 30 Incredibly Dangerous Things That Most People See As Safe first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Benoit Saint Denis says antibiotics hurt UFC 299 performance: ‘I only had one round to give’

Benoit Saint Denis claims he was not at 100 percent when he stepped in the octagon against Dustin Poirier in the UFC 299 co-main event.

Salon

Antibiotic resistance is rising in Gaza

War in Gaza, as elsewhere, contributes to a dangerous rise in drug-resistant pathogens

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Hafta letters: Modi rajya, farmers’ agitation, Israel-Palestine

I’m intrigued by the trend in Bollywood over the past decade, where a significant majority of big-screen releases, including films like Pathan, Tiger 3, Fighter, and Article 370, along with forthcoming ones like Yodha, heavily feature themes of hyper-nationalism, patriotism, or religion. It seems the industry is moving away from…

Texas Observer

Uninsured Country: Affordable Health Care Eludes Many Family Farmers and Ranchers

Americans who operate small family farms and ranches often cannot get adequate health care and insurance. A journalist who spent her summers on her family’s Texas ranch writes about family members’ struggles and the challenges rural residents face today.

The Guardian - AU

Antibiotics found in wild fish near Tasmanian salmon farms at nearly five times allowed limit, report shows

Testing shows blue mackerel caught near salmon pens with antibiotic residues of 960µg/kg, making fish ‘not fit for human consumption’

The Hindu

Kerala takes a pioneering step to curb antimicrobial resistance

Indian government's H1 rule aims to combat antimicrobial resistance by regulating antibiotic sales, but faces implementation challenges.

Radio France Internationale

Drugs shortage sees France restart local production, target antibiotics use

The French government has published a roadmap to address a growing shortage of medicines. It provides doctors and pharmacists with tools to prescribe alternatives, urges the use of fewer antibiotics and jumpstarts local production of key drugs.

AAP

Breakthrough bacteria research offers treatment hope

Latest research could be the key to unlocking new antibiotics against resistant bacteria, which a sepsis survivor says is a significant step forward.

The Hindu

Kerala brings out district-level antibiogram

Kerala has become the first State in the country to bring out a district-level antibiogram, with Ernakulam district bringing out its profile of antimicrobial susceptibilities of various organisms. Kerala, which has been pioneering antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance and activities to reduce AMR by formulating the Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Action…

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