New antibiotics found from soil a breakthrough against drug resistance
The discovery of new class of antibiotics has ended 25 years of wait
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why India needs to re-examine its pediatric practices
Children often receive multiple courses of antibiotics every year since viral infections are recurrent. This makes them more vulnerable to …
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
National action plan on antimicrobial resistance urges multi-sectoral initiative
Antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, is a global public health threat, as antibiotics and antimicrobials are becoming …
Antimicrobial resistance a ticking time bomb, warn world health experts
They were speaking at a live broadcast organised at the 69th World Health Assembly
Drugs controller asks states to ensure judicious use of antibiotics in animals
State veterinarians, feed manufacturers told to stop the use of antibiotics in feed
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Delhi street fruit juice samples
Study for which samples were taken, said the source of the bacteria could be municipal water
Study finds presence of antibiotic resistance genes in babies within hours of being born
India, Rwanda, Nigeria among countries studied; Drug-resistant sepsis bacteria likely transmitted from mothers or hospital environment
3 years of pandemic: I am still dealing with the havoc COVID wreaked on my health
Down To Earth reporter recounts his harrowing experience of dealing with post-COVID illnesses
A fishy business
The fish you eat possibly contains a cocktail of antibiotics, fed to it for reasons other than disease treatment, shows an investigation by …
As told to Parliament (February 10, 2023): Smriti Irani says her ministry ‘unaware’ of CSE report on malnutrition deaths
The report by Centre for Science & Environment and DTE shows over 1.7 million Indians die every year due to poor diet
Hatching Superbugs
At a time when chicken consumption is at an all time high in India, a study by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment shows poultry …
US non-profits introduce new industry standard for antibiotic use in poultry
The standard developed by these organisations and certified by the US Department of Agriculture advocates minimal antibiotic use in chickens
`Eating chicken is like taking a course of antibiotics'
Devi Shetty, cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health, has seen increasing cases of antibiotic resistance at his hospital. Even those who …
Ban use of TB drug on crops: Central panel
Minutes of the meeting said that streptomycin, tetracycline use be phased out by 2022-end for crops for which no options were available
Antibiotics in chicken: Poultry farmers in Kerala protest against CSE study
Chicken sale in some parts of the state has fallen by 30 to 50 per cent, say farmers
Antimicrobial resistance: India needs to enhance framework for monitoring antibiotics
Global procurement focus shifting to monitoring drug manufacturing practices
World's consumption levels are breaking new records, says report
The consumption demands of more than seven billion people are exerting pressure on the planet's finite resources
Silent epidemic: Superbugs killing India’s newborns
Each time we use antibiotics, we allow the few superbugs—bacteria that are able to survive the antibiotic—to thrive, says an expert
The innovation WHO needs
The strategy to push public health, innovation and intellectual property is a tough challenge because of funding constraints
Health ministry sets timeframe for keeping animals treated with antibiotics out of food chain
Antibiotics used for therapeutic purposes in animals to carry details of withdrawal period
How Baddi pharma waste can make your medicines ineffective
The waste contains active ingredients used in antibiotics and may be contributing to the spread of antimicrobial resistance. It is time to …
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Chicken comes home to roost
US drug authority rejects plea to ban antibiotics in animal feed
Claims withdrawal process expensive and resource intensive