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Taking antibiotics for longer than is necessary increases the risk of resistance (Photo: Pixabay)

Finishing antibiotics course unnecessary, say experts

Researchers say patients are being put at unnecessary risk from antibiotic resistance when treated for longer than necessary.

27 Jul 2017 3:27 PM

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Infected, not recovering? Blame it on the tandoori chicken!

Poultry farms are deploying antibiotics not to treat sick animals but to fatten them quickly.

23 Jul 2017 1:32 PM

India will stand firmly with the global community and more than 130 countries who have already introduced PCV in their health programmes, including our neighbours Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh...

India votes to save lives

Today, India is taking initial steps to bring the PCV vaccine to every child.

12 May 2017 1:55 AM

Researchers found use of antibiotics within the past four years was not associated with a heightened risk of an adenoma diagnosis, but long term use in the past was. (Photo: Pixabay)

Long term antibiotic use linked to cancer-inducing polyps

The bugs that require antibiotics may induce inflammation, which is a known risk for the development of bowel cancer.

05 Apr 2017 8:50 PM

This technique allows the detection of antibiotic resistance activity by fluorescence. (Photo: Pixabay)

New fluorogenic drug can cure multidrug-resistant bacteria

The new assay CVB-1 helps treat urinary-tract and abdominal infections

25 Mar 2017 9:26 AM

Apart from cancer drugs, important medicines used in the treatment of diabetes, the government, thereby reduced the cost by an average of around 25 to 50 per cent.

NPPA slashes rate of 54 essential drugs by 55 per cent

The regulator has been fixing and modifying the prices of drugs.

08 Mar 2017 7:01 AM

Everybody worldwide is exposed to air pollution every time they breathe (Photo: AFP)

Air pollution may reduce effectiveness of antibiotics

The research shows that this pollutant changes the way in which bacteria grow and form communities.

03 Mar 2017 8:55 AM

Appendicitis is currently treated through an operation to remove the appendix, known as an appendicectomy but only in severe cases as pills will work. (Photo: Pixabay)

Appendicitis can be cured using antibiotics rather than treatment

Acute non-complicated appendicitis can be easily treated with pills than getting operated

17 Feb 2017 6:44 PM

The scientists believe the discovery could also play a role in understanding the development of antibiotic-resistance in patients already suffering from TB.

Gene that stops TB from mutating found

TB, which is spread through the air, is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, researchers said.

31 Jan 2017 6:20 AM

The infection was caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, a multidrug-resistant organism associated with high mortality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Superbug from India beats all antibiotics

American woman dies after contracting infection resistant to antimicrobial drugs.

16 Jan 2017 4:37 AM

The findings indicated that the antibiotic had an adverse effect on the neonate rats (Photo: AFP)

Cognitive problems worsen by antibiotics for brain

The drug minocycline works by decreasing the activation of microglia -- the primary immune cells in the brain and spinal cord.

11 Jan 2017 4:02 PM

Ear infections are the top reason children are given antibiotics. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shorter treatment proves worse in case of ear infections

Shorter treatment also did not help prevent emergence of drug-resistant germs as researchers had hoped.

26 Dec 2016 3:50 PM

Patients with bacterial infections were more likely to be smokers (Photo: AFP)

Some respiratory ailments don't need antibiotics

Antibiotics only fight bacterial infections, not viruses like colds, flu and most sore throats.

17 Nov 2016 11:01 AM

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