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Hyderabad, May 19 There is a need to improve  antimicrobial innovation, accessibility, and stewardship practices to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India, according to a research report.  The new report was  released by the Indian School of Business’ Max Institute of Healthcare Management and the Center for Global Development. More than a million people die in India…

Pln149-PEP20 time-kill against (a) S. aureus ATCC 25923 (MIC = 8 mg/L) and (b) S. aureus SA43 (MIC = 8 mg/L). Credit: Antibiotics (2023). DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020391 Resistance to antibiotics is a problem that alarms the medical and scientific community. Bacteria resistant to three different classes of antibiotics, known as multi-drug…

Why some people recover from Lyme disease, while others experience months, years or even decades of chronic symptoms has long puzzled doctors. New research offers some clues to an immune system marker in the blood that is elevated among people with lingering Lyme disease symptoms, even after they’d received antibiotics. …

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can infect the large intestine, with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening colon damage. A study publishing May 11th in PLOS Biology by Ophelia Venturelli at University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and colleagues suggests that between-species interactions within the gut microbiome may impact…

Key PointsNSW Government to roll out trial from Monday to access UTI medication at dozens of pharmacies.Access will be available to women aged between 18 and 65 showing signs of an uncomplicated UTI.Doctor advocacy groups fear the trial could risk patient safety.Women in NSW will soon have easier access to…

Victoria Powers, from Wolverhampton, had bravely fought off breast cancer five years earlier only to eventually be given the heartbreaking news that the disease had returned Mother-of-one Victoria was diagnosed with lung cancer after overcoming breast cancer and her friends are raising money for her and her familyA mother who…

Phage therapy is an exciting alternative to antibiotics. Why now? Our world today is reliant on antibiotics to fight bacterial infections, but the way we use them has created new, drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ that have evolved to be resistant to most antibiotics. These killed at least 1.27 million people worldwide in…

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a type of bacterium that can cause infection in the gut, leading to symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. C. diff infections are often a result of an imbalance in the gut microbiome, which can occur after taking antibiotics. According to a recent…