Antibiotics
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Are antibiotics effective against human metapneumovirus? Here's what experts say
Health | January 08, 2025 13:15 ISTHMPV causes mild illness in most adults. However, it poses a higher risk to specific vulnerable groups. These people need to be careful. Read on as Dr. Vikas Mittal shares how HMPV affects people and if antibiotics are effective against the virus.
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FSSAI creates stringent norms for 'antibiotics' in food items | Here are DETAILS
Business | November 04, 2024 17:17 ISTThe FSSAI has also prohibited the use of antibiotics during honey production and reset the limit of the chemicals ochratoxin A and deoxynivalenol in wheat, wheat bran, barley, rye and coffee.
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IAP advises not to give antibiotics to kids with viral fever, know 5 home remedies to treat
Health | May 20, 2024 16:07 ISTKnow why IAP advises against antibiotics for children with viral fever and explore 5 effective home remedies to alleviate symptoms naturally. Learn how to manage your child's illness safely at home.
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Gujarat: Fake abortion-inducing medicines, antibiotic drugs worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Sabarkantha
Gujarat | October 27, 2023 18:21 ISTGujarat news: The name of the manufacturer mentioned on the medicines was ‘Meg Life Sciences, Sirmaur in Himachal’. When officials contacted Himachal Pradesh’s drug controller, it was revealed that no such company exists. The shop owner could not produce any sale or purchase bills of medicines.
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H3N2 Virus Influenza cases rise: Can antibiotics help in this flu? Here's what experts say
Health | March 16, 2023 12:26 ISTThe recent outbreak of H3N2 has caused concern among citizens who are unsure if antibiotics can treat the disease, but doctors emphasize that antibiotics are not effective against this viral infection.
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ICMR issues new guidelines; advices against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever, viral bronchitis
India | November 27, 2022 13:43 ISTThe resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotic carbapenem with respect to infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria was recorded in 87.5 per cent of the patients who were part of the study in 2021, limiting the availability of treatment options, the ICMR report said.
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AMR can usher a pandemic worse than Covid-19, suggest Experts
Science | July 29, 2021 15:54 ISTThe World Health Organization identifies AMR as one of the significant threats to global health and estimates that it will contribute to 10 million deaths by 2050.
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Research shows benefits, risks of treating appendicitis with antibiotics instead of surgery
News | October 07, 2020 12:21 ISTResults of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial shed light on when antibiotics instead of surgery might be the better choice for treating appendicitis in some patients, according to a new study.
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MIT scientists use AI model to identify powerful new antibiotic
Science | February 21, 2020 23:20 ISTUS researchers used an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify a powerful new antibiotic compound, which could kill many of the world's most problematic disease-causing bacteria in lab tests.
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Thane: 10 people develop health problems post antibiotic injections
India | December 03, 2019 13:12 ISTTen patients, including eight women, developed various health complications after they were administered an antibiotic medicine at a hospital in Thane, Mumbai.
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Antibiotics most overused medicine globally, claims study
Health | July 22, 2018 16:01 ISTThe study found that between 2000 and 2010, the consumption of antibiotics increased globally from 50 billion to 70 billion standard units.
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Can ants’ antibiotics help to heal humans? Here’s what science has to say
Health | February 07, 2018 10:45 ISTThe study identified that some ant species make use of powerful antimicrobial agents.
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World running out of antibiotics, resistant infections growing, warn World Health Organisation
Lifestyle | September 20, 2017 17:37 ISTWorld Health Organisation warns: New treatments will not be sufficient to fight the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
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Antibiotics can adversely affect microbes: Study
Lifestyle | July 26, 2017 17:29 ISTUse of antibiotics can have both negative and positive impacts on human body. This may in its turn significantly impact people's lives around the world, said a research.
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Indian poultry farms are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant pathogens, study finds
Lifestyle | July 20, 2017 13:33 ISTUse of antibiotics for promoting growth in farm animals has seen an upward trend within few years owing to the rising demand for food animal products.
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WHO updates 'Essential Medicines List' to counter drug-resistance in bacteria
Lifestyle | June 07, 2017 14:17 ISTWorld Health Organisation has added 10 antibiotics to the list for adults and 12 for children.
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You have to stop taking too many antibiotics for this one reason!
Lifestyle | April 05, 2017 10:33 ISTYou should quit popping antibiotics for every other disease as the recent study has revealed some shocking facts. Long term use of antibiotics may up the risk of cancer including polyps.
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Antibiotics should not be used after surgery to prevent surgical infections: WHO
Lifestyle | November 04, 2016 10:40 ISTSurgical site infections around the globe are quite common and can pose a threat to life if not taken seriously. As this has become a matter of great concern, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has
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Researchers develop antibiotic gel that may cure ear infection in kids
Lifestyle | September 19, 2016 10:54 ISTNew Delhi: Ear infection is the one of the commonly diagnosed childhood illness. The most common symptoms of this infection are severe ear pain, trouble sleeping and fever. Now ear infections could soon be easier
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New powerful antibiotics found in human nose, could cure deadly infections easily
World | July 28, 2016 13:48 ISTPowerful antibiotics have been found inside the nose of humans which can kill several dangerous pathogens, including the superbug MRSA, according to German researchers. According to a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday,
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