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The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.

LiveScience

The Guardian view on antimicrobial resistance: we must prioritise this global health threat

Editorial: Patients are already dying as wonder drugs lose their effectiveness. International action is urgently needed

The Guardian - UK

Post-Brexit rules on antibiotic use on farms water down EU laws, experts say

Scientists point to loopholes in new legislation that have been closed under European Union regulations

The Guardian - UK

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Which states have the highest risk for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases?

Lyme disease is the most common tickborne disease in the US. Tick bite-related ER visits are highest on average from April to July, and peak in May.

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Trapped in Rafah, U.S. medical volunteers say they can't save lives and can't evacuate

At the European Hospital in Rafah, there are shortages of pain medication, antibiotics, even bandages, American volunteers say they are unable to save lives — and unable to evacuate to safety.

WEKU

Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns

Common infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officer

The Guardian - UK

What is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?

Bacteria resistant to antibiotics led to 1.27 million deaths in 2019. The answer is a ‘one health’ approach across all species, experts say

The Guardian - UK

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‘I can’t seem to fight this off’: readers’ experiences of whooping cough

Some are concerned about lack of testing and official diagnosis, and have suffered hacking coughs and breathing difficulties

The Guardian - UK

How the Widal test is clouding India’s sense of its typhoid problem | Explained

Because of the Widal test’s propensity for erroneous results, the actual burden of typhoid in India remains obfuscated.

The Hindu

Google DeepMind’s ‘leap forward’ in AI could unlock secrets of biology

AlphaFold breakthrough may bolster work in fields from antibiotics and cancer therapy to resilient crops

The Guardian - UK

Letters to The Editor — May 4, 2024

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

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:

Dynamite News

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.

LiveScience

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.

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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.

The Hindu

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.

Al Jazeera

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?

The Guardian - UK

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

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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 Hindu

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

Salon

Chick-fil-A ditches no antibiotics label

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

WEKU

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.

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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...

The Walrus

Antibiotics May Soon Become Useless

Doctors are looking to an experimental treatment for help

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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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