WHO report on antimicrobial resistance skips some obvious truths
It shies from mentioning the role of industry in promoting excessive use of antibiotics as well as its large-scale use in food-producing animals
World Zoonoses Day: Changing our relationship with animals to avoid another pandemic
Growing severity of COVID-19 is compelling us to re-think ways to reduce transmission risk of emerging diseases from animals to humans
UNEA 5.2: Pharma, health sectors among 5 major sources of AMR, says UNEP report
AMR could kill up to 10 million people per year by 2050, says report
As told to Parliament (December 21, 2021): Drought, salt-stress tolerant rice varieties to be introduced soon
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Experts recommend safe, regulated use of antibiotics at poultry industry round table
A complete ban on use of antibiotics was not advisable or feasible, participants say
Small antibiotic developers face huge challenges, need handholding: Experts
Antibiotic developers who spoke at CSE webinar highlighted their challenges related to scientific, financial and regulatory aspects of drug …
A third of monitored antibiotic manufacturers in Himachal found to be polluting
Direct emissions from the pharma industry are a hotspot of antibiotic residues since they are discharged in larger concentrations than other …
Antibiotic resistance: When a saviour turns a killer
What if a saviour turns into a killer? After 80 years of use, overuse and abuse of antibiotics—termed magic bullets—microbes have …
Fight against antibiotic resistance gets a fillip
Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance seeks immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to stem the misuse and overuse of …
Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug
In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant
Third gene imparting resistance to last resort antibiotic discovered
The mcr-3 gene was isolated from pigs, reiterating that food animals are prime carriers of antibiotic resistance
Poo transplants can eliminate two superbugs from the gut: mice study
Two of the most common antibiotic-resistant bacteria circulating in hospitals can be wiped out by transplanting faeces from a healthy animal into …
IMA demands regulation of antibiotics in poultry
Calls for a meeting of experts to chart a roadmap
India joins global research hub on antimicrobial resistance
The country is the largest consumer of antibiotics in the world — consumption increased by 103 per cent from 2000 to 2015, the highest in …
Antibacterial resistance: Microbial rebellion
Rampant use of antibiotics is changing the character of bacteria and making them resistant. Curing diseases is becoming difficult leading to …
Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study
Projected growth in global population will push for more food production, which will make the agriculture sector use more chemicals and resort to …
Record number of chemicals reviewed by UN committee
The review is to list chemicals into the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions' annexes to push for a pollution-free planet
Ineffective magic bullets: Antibiotic resistance is now the leading cause of deaths across the globe
Young children were found to be particularly affected by AMR
India’s move to curb antibiotic use in livestock, poultry may hit imports from US
Huge amounts of antibiotics are known to be used in chicken farming in the US
Currency notes are repository of antibiotic-resistant germs
Habits like keeping notes under the rugs, inside socks and shoes or using fingers with saliva to lubricate the hand for counting notes lead …
Antibiotic resistance: A new dose
How the world is gearing up to fight antibiotic resistance
New antibiotics found from soil a breakthrough against drug resistance
The discovery of new class of antibiotics has ended 25 years of wait
Countries meet to discuss action plan against antimicrobial resistance
Resistance to antibiotics is increasing in both developed and low-income countries
WHO adopts global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
The action plan is a historic resolution to combat antimicrobial resistance by addressing all contributing factors—human, animal and …
COVID-19: Concerns over increased load of residual antibiotics in wastewater
Increased use of antibiotics during this pandemic will place an additional burden on wastewater treatment works