Tag Archives: Antibiotics

Comment: A larger, more sinister pandemic lurks under COVID-19

[ad_1] GENEVA: More than one in five Americans admitted to hospital with COVID-19 also contract a bacterial infection. In the absence of effective antibiotics, those lucky enough to beat the coronavirus could die at the hands of these not-so-new pathogens. Advertisement Advertisement Unfortunately, the pipeline of new antibiotics is running …

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Global health clarifies the real uses of antibiotics

[ad_1] The World Health Organization has defined antimicrobials – including antibiotics, antiviral drugs, antifungals, and antiparasitic drugs – as medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants. The organization explained that antimicrobial resistance occurs when changes in bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites occur over time. They …

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A converted Alzheimer’s drug has proven effective in fighting one of the biggest health threats

[ad_1] In an effort to combat the growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Australian researchers developed an experimental drug therapy for reconverted Alzheimer’s disease, which successfully eliminated some of Xinhua’s hardest-to-treat superbugs. quoted by Agerpres. Launched on Thursday, the study, led by researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ), the …

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New effective and safe antifungal isolated from the microbiome of sea splashes

[ad_1] Pharmacy professor Tim Bugni led a UW-Madison effort to identify new antimicrobials from poorly studied ecosystems. School of Pharmacy Combing the ocean for antimicrobials, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a new antifungal compound that effectively targets multi-drug-resistant strains of deadly fungi without toxic side effects in …

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A dangerous link between antibiotics and chronic diseases in children

[ad_1] And researchers from the Mayo Clinic hospital in Minnesota, USA, came to this conclusion after studying data from 14,500 children and found a relationship between chronic disease and early antibiotic use. Researchers have attributed the negative effects of antibiotics to the fact that they act on the beneficial bacteria …

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4 important facts you should know about antibiotics

[ad_1] Cold leads to increased upper respiratory infections and symptoms such as sneezing, coughing and stuffy nose, and many people may turn to antibiotics to treat these symptoms, but this is not always true, as overuse of antibiotics is a big deal in this report. We know 4 important facts …

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