Simply put: Antibiotics in food crops

DTE Call For Action: The growing antibiotic resistance and antibiotic pipeline crisis

Worldwide, antibacterial treatment options are reducing, becoming expensive and less accessible

Look back at the decade: Antibiotic resistance

One big question from the second decade of the new millenium: Can we fight antibiotic overuse?

Even educated people unaware about proper use of antibiotics: survey

In a survey of 504 persons, scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory found that 47% of people were unaware of the difference between …

More research needed on antimicrobial resistance via food animals: FAO report

A new report discusses pathways linking food animal production, environment and humans health

AMR Awareness Week: Subscription-based economic model can help unblock pipeline for new antibiotics

At present, drug development is only profitable if combination of prices and sales volumes is sufficiently high

Delhi, your deadly skies are speeding up a silent pandemic — AMR

Every 10% rise in the concentration of PM2.5 was linked with a 1.1 per cent global increase in antibiotic resistance and 43,654 deaths from …

Indian startups developing rapid tests to help check antibiotic resistance

One of the teams is working on an automated device which could be operated without the help of a trained lab technician to generate antibiotic …

COVID-19 calls for renewed look at livestock farming

Poor sanitation facilities, unsafe disposal of factory waste at animal farms pose a problem by providing breeding ground for pathogens.

Antimicrobial resistance: Madhya Pradesh’s action plan needs targeted and specific interventions

Antibiotics in food animals an essential environmental and public health issue

Antimicrobial resistance: India needs waste management, process control to prevent antibiotic pollution

Manufacturing process needs control measures; 43% of world’s rivers contaminated with active pharmaceutical ingredients

Why antibiotic resistance is getting worse in India

Powerful, newer generation drugs are being sold far more frequently for no apparent reason

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Nigeria’s challenges to implement action plan for food system protection

Implementing national action plan is cost-intensive and requires human resource 

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How civil society works with government to contain AMR in Nigeria

The participation of civil society organisations in veterinary service delivery is imperative for a huge country such as Nigeria

Antibiotic resistance: The magic bullet’s toll

What if a saviour turns into a killer? After 80 years of use, overuse and abuse of antibiotics — termed magic bullets — microbes have …

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Lack of access

Shortage of first-line antibiotics, which are essential to treat a wide range of common infections, is a major public health threat

Antibiotic resistance rising in Helicobacter strains from Karnataka

Scientists find metronidazole and levofloxacin are no more potent against helicobacter infections in the state

Wild red fox can help monitor antibiotic resistance in the environment: study

This information is needed to access the impact for humans and enables implementation of possible control measures for antimicrobial …

Chicken hatcheries in Egypt serving as breeding grounds for antibiotic resistance

A team of scientists came to this conclusion after testing fecal samples and swabs collected from 10 hatcheries in the country

Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise

The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean

Pushing antibiotic development agenda needs more support

Current investments are not enough, need to be supplemented

Antibiotic resistance: AMR in Ghana, huge public health threat under cover

Health dept steps may fall short due to inadequate funding by government, donors

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How the environment plays a role in AMR

The environment is key to the One Health approach to address AMR, which is being strongly advocated by the United Nations and other actors

Too much too often: Antibiotics in Indian crops can make them ineffective

Antibiotics are indiscriminately used on food crops in several parts of the country, adding to the burden of antibiotic resistance    

Scientists develop curd-based wound healing gel

The gel not only retards the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria but also enhances wound healing