Antibiotics

A burst appendix remains one of the most common surgical emergencies affecting children. While prompt surgery is often successful, a ruptured appendix can lead to serious intra-abdominal infections that require extended antibiotic treatment, additional medical procedures and prolonged hospital stays. As concerns continue to mount over antibiotic resistance, researchers are…

Livestock experts in Bauchi State have warned farmers against indiscriminate use of antibiotics in animals, saying the practice could fuel antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and pose risks to animal and human health. They gave the warning at the maiden Bauchi Livestock Stakeholders’ Engagement and Capacity Building Forum held at the Medical…

When your stomach turns on you, your first instinct is to replay yesterday’s meals. Was it the leftover rice? The chicken you weren’t quite sure was cooked? What probably doesn’t cross your mind is a recent sexual encounter. But it should, because Shigella, a bacterium that causes diarrhea, fever, and…

Eating more sugar while taking antibiotics may intensify the disruption those drugs cause to beneficial gut bacteria, according to new research. The study focused on the intestinal microbiome, the vast community of bacteria that has evolved alongside humans and helps with digestion, immune function, and other essential processes. Antibiotics are…

Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but they come with collateral damage: they wipe out not only harmful bacteria but also the diverse community of helpful microbes in our gut. Now, a major new study shows that eating sweets while on antibiotics can make that damage significantly worse. Researchers from NYU Langone…

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Guidelines for presumed sepsis recommend timely antibiotics, but delays are common in part due to ambiguous symptoms at presentation. In this cohort study, patients suspected of having sepsis who presented with gastrointestinal or respiratory symptoms were less likely to receive timely antibiotics. When accounting for presenting symptoms, delivery of timely…

Jetta receiving treatment through the nebulizer. Image: Mystic Aquarium Pneumonia is a common affliction among whales and dolphins. In a first for marine mammals, veterinarians have used bacteria-killing viruses to treat a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) with a drug-resistant infection.  Jetta, an 11-year-old beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut,…

JOHANNESBURG - There are growing concerns over medicine shortages in South Africa. The medicines reportedly affected include epilepsy medication, folic acid, contraceptives and various antibiotics, some of which have allegedly been out of stock for months. Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Task Group, Dr Stavros Nicolaou, says there is no need…

The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously thought, or that its risks outweigh its benefits in older adults. More studies follow, confirming those findings. After a few years, medical associations revise their guidelines,…