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50 Scientists Identify 5 Ways To Combat Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungi
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A team of researchers said on Wednesday that an increasing number of fungi are becoming resistant to medication, posing serious risks for patients with weakened immune systems.
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Mpox Can Infect And Replicate In The Brain, NIH Researchers Say In Fatal HIV Case
A US autopsy found drugresistant mpox replicating in the brain of a man with advanced HIV, raising concerns as global health funding faces cuts.
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Spread Of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Surging, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly.
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Hope For Cancer Patients, New Treatment Strategy Targets Rogue DNA
The research, which analyzed data from over 15,000 UK cancer patients, identifies ecDNA as a key factor in cancer progression and drug resistance.
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Indians Use Antibiotics Excessively, Azithromycin On Top: Lancet Study
The Lancet study said that an overlap in regulatory powers between national and state-level agencies complicate antibiotics availability.
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Machines For Testing Drug-Resistant TB Now Allowed For COVID-19 Cases: Top Medical Body
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
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Shocking! 64% Antibiotics Sold In India Are Illegal
India already has one of the highest rates of drug resistance in the world, said the team, coupled with one of the highest antibiotic consumption rates.
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World Running Out Of Antibiotics, Warns World Health Organisation
Antibiotics that are currently in clinical development are insufficient to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report said.
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Is It Really Necessary To Finish A Course Of Antibiotics?
Experts have advised patients to do not believe in the incorrect advice, which tells them to continue and finish off their course of antibiotics even if they are feeling well. The disease researchers from British, have found that finishing a full course has increase drug resistance in the disease
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Untreatable 'Superbug' Gonorrhoea On The Rise
This sexually transmitted disease will soon turn deadly and incurable according to a WHO report.
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Now, Fruit-flavoured Tuberculosis Tablets For Children
New Delhi: The government has introduced Tuberculosis tablets in orange and strawberry flavours for children who don’t take adequate dosage fearing it to be bitter. The initiative, that aims to improve the treatment of tuberculosis and child survival rate has been rolled out in five states and will be expanded to 17 more states by the next month....
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cases May Spike In India By 2040
A new study has found that India could witness an alarming spike in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the next two decades.
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XDR and MRD: The Rise of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
The rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis is threatening to outdo years of progress in controlling the disease.
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Despite Winning In Court, Patna Teen Will Have To Wait Longer To Get New TB Drug
New Delhi: A Patna teenager, who is suffering from extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, has won her right to a necessary drug in court. But it would be at least another 16 days before she has it in her hand. The delay will be due to the lengthy administrative process, which her father Kaushal Kishore Tripathi is dealing with. The teenager who ha...
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Patna Teen Girl's Fight For Right To TB Drug Becomes A World Story
A teen’s court battle to gain urgent access to a new, government-controlled tuberculosis drug has become a rallying point for public health workers in India’s fight against a growing problem of drug-resistant diseases and attendant widespread health risks. The new drug, called bedaquiline, came to India last year, and it is now the only hope fo...
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50 Scientists Identify 5 Ways To Combat Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungi
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A team of researchers said on Wednesday that an increasing number of fungi are becoming resistant to medication, posing serious risks for patients with weakened immune systems.
-
Mpox Can Infect And Replicate In The Brain, NIH Researchers Say In Fatal HIV Case
A US autopsy found drugresistant mpox replicating in the brain of a man with advanced HIV, raising concerns as global health funding faces cuts.
-
Spread Of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Surging, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly.
-
Hope For Cancer Patients, New Treatment Strategy Targets Rogue DNA
The research, which analyzed data from over 15,000 UK cancer patients, identifies ecDNA as a key factor in cancer progression and drug resistance.
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Indians Use Antibiotics Excessively, Azithromycin On Top: Lancet Study
The Lancet study said that an overlap in regulatory powers between national and state-level agencies complicate antibiotics availability.
-
Machines For Testing Drug-Resistant TB Now Allowed For COVID-19 Cases: Top Medical Body
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
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Shocking! 64% Antibiotics Sold In India Are Illegal
India already has one of the highest rates of drug resistance in the world, said the team, coupled with one of the highest antibiotic consumption rates.
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World Running Out Of Antibiotics, Warns World Health Organisation
Antibiotics that are currently in clinical development are insufficient to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report said.
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Is It Really Necessary To Finish A Course Of Antibiotics?
Experts have advised patients to do not believe in the incorrect advice, which tells them to continue and finish off their course of antibiotics even if they are feeling well. The disease researchers from British, have found that finishing a full course has increase drug resistance in the disease
-
Untreatable 'Superbug' Gonorrhoea On The Rise
This sexually transmitted disease will soon turn deadly and incurable according to a WHO report.
-
Now, Fruit-flavoured Tuberculosis Tablets For Children
New Delhi: The government has introduced Tuberculosis tablets in orange and strawberry flavours for children who don’t take adequate dosage fearing it to be bitter. The initiative, that aims to improve the treatment of tuberculosis and child survival rate has been rolled out in five states and will be expanded to 17 more states by the next month....
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cases May Spike In India By 2040
A new study has found that India could witness an alarming spike in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the next two decades.
-
XDR and MRD: The Rise of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
The rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis is threatening to outdo years of progress in controlling the disease.
-
Despite Winning In Court, Patna Teen Will Have To Wait Longer To Get New TB Drug
New Delhi: A Patna teenager, who is suffering from extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, has won her right to a necessary drug in court. But it would be at least another 16 days before she has it in her hand. The delay will be due to the lengthy administrative process, which her father Kaushal Kishore Tripathi is dealing with. The teenager who ha...
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Patna Teen Girl's Fight For Right To TB Drug Becomes A World Story
A teen’s court battle to gain urgent access to a new, government-controlled tuberculosis drug has become a rallying point for public health workers in India’s fight against a growing problem of drug-resistant diseases and attendant widespread health risks. The new drug, called bedaquiline, came to India last year, and it is now the only hope fo...
