Antibiotics Destroy Memories?
Even in my earliest days of practicing medicine, I was never a big fan of prescribing antibiotics – except, of course, in cases of extreme or life-threatening infections.
Because even back then, I was concerned about the damage these drugs could cause to your gut.
That’s because trillions of microscopic bacteria – some that protect against certain diseases and some that can cause disease – live in your microbiome and exist in a delicate balance with each other.
The problem is that antibiotics can’t distinguish between so-called “good” bacteria and the “bad” ones causing the infection.
These drugs kill eve...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Superbugs threaten to make infections in hospitals impossible to treat. Here's why
Considered a top global public health threat, superbugs increasingly threaten much of modern medicine because they're resistant to the antibiotics used during routine surgeries or treatments, like C-sections or cancer care. And hospitals are rife with opportunities for potential exposure. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
New Antibiotic Could Combat Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs New Antibiotic Could Combat Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs
The antibiotic acts on not one but three molecules that are essential to the construction of bacterial walls.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 15, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Phage Therapy To Defeat Superbugs Is Taking Off
Phage therapy — bacteria-killing viruses — might be the most important alternative and adjunct to antibiotics. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Juergen Eckhardt, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Many Strains of a Dangerous Foodborne Bacteria Are Now Antibiotic-Resistant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 -- New research on a leading cause of foodborne illness has linked a large share of Michigan infections to antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains.
More than 100 strains of Campylobacter jejuni circulating in Michigan are... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Superbugs: why it’s so hard to stop the ‘silent pandemic’
Antimicrobial resistance already kills millions and is projected to get worse. But there is little incentive for Big Pharma to tackle the issue (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - August 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
UK moves to combat antimicrobial resistance with overseas investment
Health department to spend £210mn to track deadly superbugs across Asia and Africa (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - August 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Researchers receive $3.2 million NIH grant to develop computer-assisted approaches to diagnosing ear disease
Ear infections are the most common infectious diseases among children under the age of two, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, given the subjective nature of diagnosing ear disease, ear infections are often overdiagnosed and overtreated. It is estimated that more than 8 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed annually, which leads to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
As a result, children with inaccurate, yet frequent, diagnoses of ear infections … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news
'Friendly' virus jabs can be used to tackle antibiotic resistant lung diseases, study finds
Injecting patients with 'friendly viruses' can kill off deadly bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. The microscopic viruses, called bacteriophages (pictured), or phages, hunt and destroy bacteria. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Critical Fix We Need To Rebuild Our Broken Antibiotic Pipeline
Superbug infections kill more people now than HIV/AIDS or malaria. We need new antibiotics and other drugs, but developers lack incentives. A new policy could fix that. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Juergen Eckhardt, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Study warns of link between air pollution, antibiotic-resistant pathogens
Two of the world’s most urgent public health concerns might be connected, researchers from Cambridge and Zhejiang universities say. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kelsey Ables Source Type: news
Antibiotic resistance linked to air pollution, study suggests
Research finds superbugs increase in tandem with levels of small particulate matter in the air (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - August 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
ICU Sink the Culprit in Hospital Superbug Cluster
(MedPage Today) -- Public health investigators linked two cases of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in hospitalized patients to their most likely source -- a sink in the intensive care unit (ICU) room where both had stayed 4 months apart... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - August 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Bed Bugs Spreading MRSA? Henrietta Lacks Settlement; Tickets for Fentanyl
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An experimental study found that bed bugs can acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), supporting the hypothesis that they may contribute... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer
Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor, advises women to listen to their bodies and be aware of the symptoms of cervical cancer. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPSBy Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) “Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening, do not ignore it,” is the advice of 57-year-old Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor.
Eight years ago, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at a time when she was “in a good place” in life. Her kids were grown up, and she had more time to herself. A fitness freak, the schoolteacher’s daily routine included going to the gym daily. “I joined a creative writin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Education Cannot Wait (ECW) IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
