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US To Recommend Antibiotic Pill After Sex To Prevent Infections
Amid soaring rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, US health authorities on Monday proposed that doctors begin prescribing a common antibiotic as a pill taken after sex, despite concerns over fueling more resistant strains.
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WHO Report On Increasing Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria Paints A Grim Picture
It said that more than 60 per cent of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates, a common sexually transmitted disease, have shown resistance to the common oral antibacterial ciprofloxacin.
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Antibiotic Resistance: Rational Use Of Antibiotics Is Important, Suggests Doctor
Antibiotic resistance: We do not have many new antibiotics in the pipeline, so we need to preserve what we have and use antibiotics judiciously. The public, pharmacists and physicians together have a role to play to ensure that antibiotics are consumed rationally.
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Antibiotic Resistance Risks: Indoor Dust Can Make You Antibiotic Resistant, Say Researchers
Antibiotic resistance: Dust particles may have the capability of making you antibiotic resistant. While it is rare that pathogens live in indoor dust, they can enter indoors and mingle with existing bacteria. Read here to know more.
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This Ingredient in Your Toothpaste May Cause Antibiotic Resistance
A new study, published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, indicates another reason that may be increasing the risk of antibiotic resistance.
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Choose Precaution Over Cure: Drugs To Treat UTI Can Be Hazardous
Incomplete diagnosis and too strong drugs used to treat Urinary Tract infections can cause drug resistance in patients.
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Talking to the Doctor May Prevent Antibiotic Overuse in Kids
Practice basic hygiene and sanitation to avoid falling prey to bacterial viral invasion.
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Scientists Make Advance In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
British scientists say they have developed a pioneering new treatment to prevent bacterial skin infections, which could also be used in the battle against 'superbugs' such as MRSA.
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Daily Antibiotics May Prevent Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Prescribing antibiotic doses once or twice a week for tuberculosis (TB) treatment are more likely to lead to drug resistant strains than daily antibiotic regimens, a computer model of the disease has shown.
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How China Can Prevent a True Antibiotic Apocalypse
Last week scientists announced they'd discovered a gene spreading among bacteria in China that renders them resistant to some of the world's most powerful, "last resort" antibiotics.
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US To Recommend Antibiotic Pill After Sex To Prevent Infections
Amid soaring rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, US health authorities on Monday proposed that doctors begin prescribing a common antibiotic as a pill taken after sex, despite concerns over fueling more resistant strains.
-
WHO Report On Increasing Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria Paints A Grim Picture
It said that more than 60 per cent of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates, a common sexually transmitted disease, have shown resistance to the common oral antibacterial ciprofloxacin.
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Antibiotic Resistance: Rational Use Of Antibiotics Is Important, Suggests Doctor
Antibiotic resistance: We do not have many new antibiotics in the pipeline, so we need to preserve what we have and use antibiotics judiciously. The public, pharmacists and physicians together have a role to play to ensure that antibiotics are consumed rationally.
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Antibiotic Resistance Risks: Indoor Dust Can Make You Antibiotic Resistant, Say Researchers
Antibiotic resistance: Dust particles may have the capability of making you antibiotic resistant. While it is rare that pathogens live in indoor dust, they can enter indoors and mingle with existing bacteria. Read here to know more.
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This Ingredient in Your Toothpaste May Cause Antibiotic Resistance
A new study, published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, indicates another reason that may be increasing the risk of antibiotic resistance.
-
Choose Precaution Over Cure: Drugs To Treat UTI Can Be Hazardous
Incomplete diagnosis and too strong drugs used to treat Urinary Tract infections can cause drug resistance in patients.
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Talking to the Doctor May Prevent Antibiotic Overuse in Kids
Practice basic hygiene and sanitation to avoid falling prey to bacterial viral invasion.
-
Scientists Make Advance In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
British scientists say they have developed a pioneering new treatment to prevent bacterial skin infections, which could also be used in the battle against 'superbugs' such as MRSA.
-
Daily Antibiotics May Prevent Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Prescribing antibiotic doses once or twice a week for tuberculosis (TB) treatment are more likely to lead to drug resistant strains than daily antibiotic regimens, a computer model of the disease has shown.
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How China Can Prevent a True Antibiotic Apocalypse
Last week scientists announced they'd discovered a gene spreading among bacteria in China that renders them resistant to some of the world's most powerful, "last resort" antibiotics.
