Antimicrobial resistance: Why our medicines may stop working
Antibiotics have been called 'wonder drugs' - but can they survive a new wave of superbugs? Euronews explains. In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming revolutionised the world of medicine when he discovered penicillin. After leaving an untidy workspace while he went on holiday, he returned to find…#alexanderfleming #petri #fleming #howardflorey #ernstchain #penicillin #practising (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bleach is no more effective than water at killing off common superbug, scientists have found
Researchers have found that chlorine-based disinfectant does not kill a superbug on hospital scrubs. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skin bacteria can save lives
Infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing global problem. Part of the solution may lie in copying the bacteria's own weapons. The research environment in Tromsø has found a new bacteriocin, in a very common skin bacterium. Bacteriocin inhibits the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are often the cause of disease and can be difficult to treat. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - November 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Bleach does not tackle fatal hospital superbug, UK researchers find
Following government guidance by using disinfectant to tackle C diff bacteria proved ineffective in experimentsLiquid bleach does not kill off a hospital superbug that can cause fatal infections, researchers have found.The researchers say new approaches are needed towards disinfection in care settings.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science UK news Research publishing Education Health Source Type: news
Experts warn giving dogs raw meat ups risk of antibiotic-resistant E. coli
Experts have warned that giving your dog raw meat ups the risk of being exposed to antibiotic-resistant E. coli. E. coli is a type of bacteria that can make humans very unwell. It is one of the leading causes of food poisoning, urinary tract infections and bloodstream infections. In some cases, it…#onehealth #universityofbristol #onceecoli #matthewavison (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Feeding dogs raw meat increases the risk of antibiotic-resistant E. coli
Feeding dogs raw (uncooked) meat increases their risk of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by a widely used antibiotic - ciprofloxacin - researchers at the University of Bristol have found from a study of 600 healthy pet dogs. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Veterinary School, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Press Release Source Type: news
Superbugs Kill More Than 30,000 Europeans Every Year
According to the latest study on antibiotic resistance mortality by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, antibiotic-resistant bacteria caused the deaths of around 31,000 to 39,000 people each year across 29 European countries between 2016 and 2020. European researchers are…#greece #romania #netherlands #norway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warning that superbugs are on the rise: Health chiefs urge Brits to 'treat antibiotics with respect' amid fears common bugs may eventually become untreatable
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief executive, Dame Jenny Harries , urged people in England to 'treat antibiotics with respect' to ensure they are effective in the future. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GPs urged to limit antibiotic use after 'worrying uptick' in resistant infections
GPs have been reminded to prescribe antibiotics only when necessary after latest figures showed a rise in antibiotic resistant infections in 2022, following a sharp fall during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - November 14, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
Cold and flu season is here — but doctors say antibiotics won't help you get better faster
Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a global health threat and fuelled so-called superbugs that can’t be treated by first-line antibiotics. But proper stewardship of the potentially life-saving drugs can help ensure they remain effective. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- " Davey " Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia. Doctors saved his life with a jury-rigged artificial lung, a prompt double-lung transplant …... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- “Davey” Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.Doctors saved his life with a jury-rigged artificial lung, a prompt double-lung... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
‘Alarming’ rates of babies with antibiotic-resistant bugs in Asia-Pacific, Australian study finds
Study urges Australia to research new drugs as it warns rate of mutated infections ‘much worse than anticipated’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcast“Alarming” rates of babies with infections resistant to common antibiotics in theAsia-Pacific region should prompt urgent investment into new drugs for treating childhood diseases, findings from a new study suggest.The misuse and overuse of antibiotics is driving bugs to mutate so that common drugs are no longer effective to kill them, known as antimicrobial resistance. Dr Phoebe Wil...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Davey medical editor Tags: Health Antibiotics Australia news Asia Pacific Infectious diseases Medical research Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Sharing ‘ Real-Time ’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps
Aradhiya Khan, 25, a transwoman, got her vaccination in the middle of the night in July 2021, when the centre was less crowded, and stood in the women's line as there was none for her gender. By Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Oct 31 2023 (IPS) After months of warding off appeals from his employers to get vaccinated for the COVID-19 disease, Mohammad Yusuf, 24, working as a live-in domestic worker in Karachi’s Clifton area, finally relented and got his first shot.
“I believed that anyone who took the vaccine would die within two years,” he told IPS. He said he got this information from social media.
The people who finally con...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Development & Aid Education Featured Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
South Asian Community Health Workers Say Their Work is Work
Community health workers demand to be recognised as formal workers with pay and benefits to match. Credit: Zofeen T. EbrahimBy Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Oct 19 2023 (IPS) “Professionally, I am still where I was 23 years ago when I started working as a lady health worker (LHW),” said a disgruntled Yasmin Siddiq, 47, from Karachi. “I will probably retire in the same capacity, as a Grade 5 government servant, without any hope for upward mobility.”
The idea behind the Lady Health Worker Programme (LHWP), the brainchild of Pakistan’s late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, began in 1994 with the purpose of “training women...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Inequality TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan South Asia Source Type: news
