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Early Action Against Antibiotic Resistance Is Critical For Future Healthcare, Says World Health Organization
Early action against the rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed to ensure infections remain treatable, and surgeries stay safe, said the World Health Organization (WHO), during the World AMR Awareness Week, on Friday
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Artic Sea Microbes Reveals Promising Prospects For Antibiotics: Study
A team of Finnish researchers has developed a new suite of methods to test for the antivirulence and antibacterial effect of hundreds of unknown compounds from the Arctic Sea.
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Antibiotics For Common Childhood Infections No Longer Effective: Lancet Study
Drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, including India, due to high rates of antibiotic resistance, a study has found.
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Antibiotics: Here Are The Do's Or Don't's Of Consuming Antibiotics
How you consume antibiotics influences their effectiveness. Here's everything you need to know.
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Natural Ways To Boost Immunity In Children
Children with low immunity are highly susceptible to various types of infections. The high incidence of infections has led to an increased and inappropriate use of antibiotics, which has further resulted in antimicrobial resistance.
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Over 50,000 Children Die Every Year In India Due To Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic-resistant infections are spreading wings in India, killing over 58,000 children every year, while uncontrolled dumping of untreated urban waste into water bodies is affecting aquatic life and environment.
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Oral Antibiotics May Up The Risk Of Kidney Stones; Foods That May Help Dissolve Stones
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, children and adults treated with oral antibiotics may have a higher risk of developing kidney stones
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Tirupati: 15 Kids Admitted In ICU Due To Antibiotic Injections
On Thursday, as many as 15 infants were admitted in the ICU after getting antibiotic IV injections at the Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia government hospital in Tirupati, Hyderabad.
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Children With Asthma Are Being Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics
Researchers from Erasmus University in The Netherlands found that children with asthma were about 1.6 times more likely to be prescribed antibiotics, compared to children who do not have asthma.
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Kids With Asthma Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics, New Study: 4 Natural Antibiotics to Try
While asthma can be usually managed with the help of medicinal inhalers that treat and prevent symptoms, a new study shows that children suffering from asthma are unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics for treatment even though guidelines do not support this.
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New Antibiotic Gel May Cure Ear Infections In Children: Study
A single dose of a bioengineered gel, developed by US researchers, could deliver a full course of antibiotic therapy for a common childhood ear infection, a preclinical study has found.
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Antibiotics May Increase Diabetes Risk In Kids
Parents, take note! Giving antibiotics to children may change the composition of gut microbes and dramatically increase their risk of developing Type 1 diabetes, a new study has warned.
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Antibiotics May Up Type 1 Diabetes Risk In Children
Parents need to be extra careful while giving antibiotics to children as new research has found that the commonly-prescribed drug can significantly increase the risk for Type 1 diabetes.
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Timing of antibiotic critical in childhood pneumonia
Correct and rapid antibiotic treatment is crucial for treating critically ill young children with bacterial pneumonia. Even a few hours' delay can lead to a longer hospital stay.
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Antibiotic linked to bowel disease risk
Babies treated with antibiotics for middle-ear and other infections have a higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease later in childhood.
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Early Action Against Antibiotic Resistance Is Critical For Future Healthcare, Says World Health Organization
Early action against the rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed to ensure infections remain treatable, and surgeries stay safe, said the World Health Organization (WHO), during the World AMR Awareness Week, on Friday
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Artic Sea Microbes Reveals Promising Prospects For Antibiotics: Study
A team of Finnish researchers has developed a new suite of methods to test for the antivirulence and antibacterial effect of hundreds of unknown compounds from the Arctic Sea.
-
Antibiotics For Common Childhood Infections No Longer Effective: Lancet Study
Drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, including India, due to high rates of antibiotic resistance, a study has found.
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Antibiotics: Here Are The Do's Or Don't's Of Consuming Antibiotics
How you consume antibiotics influences their effectiveness. Here's everything you need to know.
-
Natural Ways To Boost Immunity In Children
Children with low immunity are highly susceptible to various types of infections. The high incidence of infections has led to an increased and inappropriate use of antibiotics, which has further resulted in antimicrobial resistance.
-
Over 50,000 Children Die Every Year In India Due To Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic-resistant infections are spreading wings in India, killing over 58,000 children every year, while uncontrolled dumping of untreated urban waste into water bodies is affecting aquatic life and environment.
-
Oral Antibiotics May Up The Risk Of Kidney Stones; Foods That May Help Dissolve Stones
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, children and adults treated with oral antibiotics may have a higher risk of developing kidney stones
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Tirupati: 15 Kids Admitted In ICU Due To Antibiotic Injections
On Thursday, as many as 15 infants were admitted in the ICU after getting antibiotic IV injections at the Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia government hospital in Tirupati, Hyderabad.
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Children With Asthma Are Being Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics
Researchers from Erasmus University in The Netherlands found that children with asthma were about 1.6 times more likely to be prescribed antibiotics, compared to children who do not have asthma.
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Kids With Asthma Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics, New Study: 4 Natural Antibiotics to Try
While asthma can be usually managed with the help of medicinal inhalers that treat and prevent symptoms, a new study shows that children suffering from asthma are unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics for treatment even though guidelines do not support this.
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New Antibiotic Gel May Cure Ear Infections In Children: Study
A single dose of a bioengineered gel, developed by US researchers, could deliver a full course of antibiotic therapy for a common childhood ear infection, a preclinical study has found.
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Antibiotics May Increase Diabetes Risk In Kids
Parents, take note! Giving antibiotics to children may change the composition of gut microbes and dramatically increase their risk of developing Type 1 diabetes, a new study has warned.
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Antibiotics May Up Type 1 Diabetes Risk In Children
Parents need to be extra careful while giving antibiotics to children as new research has found that the commonly-prescribed drug can significantly increase the risk for Type 1 diabetes.
-
Timing of antibiotic critical in childhood pneumonia
Correct and rapid antibiotic treatment is crucial for treating critically ill young children with bacterial pneumonia. Even a few hours' delay can lead to a longer hospital stay.
-
Antibiotic linked to bowel disease risk
Babies treated with antibiotics for middle-ear and other infections have a higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease later in childhood.
