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
Over half the antibiotic formulations India used in 2019 were unapproved
Despite being the largest antibiotic consumer in absolute volume globally, India lacks a formal system of antibiotic use surveillance
Why colistin should be banned in food-animal production sector in India
Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans
Scientists develop new molecule to fight antibiotic resistance
A piece of synthetic DNA has been developed that restores effectiveness of a carbapenem
Lessons learnt tackling COVID-19 can be used in global AMR response: Report
Increased investment, availability and accessibility of health infrastructure and global cooperation key to tackling AMR, it says
Breaking the mould
Microbes will always triumph over antibiotics. We can only choose the battles that will make a difference
Rivers across the world have high levels of antibiotics
Researchers estimate presence of 14 antibiotics in rivers of 72 countries across six continents
Six reasons why antibiotics access remains a challenge in Uganda
Lack of registry, sub-standard health facilities, poor cold storage, limited expenditure on health, irrational antibiotic use and lack of …
Indian government is not doing enough to tackle the sale of unapproved antibiotics
India's laissez-faire attitude to drug regulation is a serious threat to global efforts
Simply put: Antibiotics in food crops
Health in news on May 3
A round-up of what's new in health
DTE Call For Action: The growing antibiotic resistance and antibiotic pipeline crisis
Worldwide, antibacterial treatment options are reducing, becoming expensive and less accessible
How childhood infections and antibiotics may increase risks of mental illness
Hospitalization for an infection might leave you at greater risk for mental illness, according to a recent study
Uncanny truth about germs
Building immunity may be a matter of keeping company with microbes, argue some immunologists
Managing antimicrobial resistance amid COVID-19 is a challenge
Addressing the challenge of excessive use while at the same time assuring sustainable supply of essential antibiotics is key to making health …
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 …
Some good and bad news on antimicrobial resistance
While Indian researchers have found the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a healthy human gut, British scientists have developed a …
Poultry advertisement misquotes CSE study, rules ASCI
The All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited has been asked to withdraw or modify the ad by May 23
New study finds antibiotic resistant gene in fresh food samples
A new study in India has found bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotic in fresh food samples such as chicken, fish and vegetables
New method developed for faster typhoid diagnosis
Developed by scientists at IIT, Delhi, the new test requires minimal blood quantity, besides being accurate and potentially cost-effective
Alarming increase in global use of antibiotics, India is the largest consumer
A research published in a medical journal has sounded an alarm on overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs
Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report
AMR can push 24 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030
Common class of antibiotics can cause arterial bleeding: USFDA
The antibiotics are used to treat various infections, pneumonia, plague and anthrax
Scientists may have found an answer to antibiotic resistance
Australian scientists have found antibacterial properties in platypus milk
India has highest rate of antibiotic resistance, says study
Low- and middle-income countries report the highest increase in antibiotic resistance