Antibiotics

All drugs and treatments have side effects, but vaccines in general have the fewest.Illustration by eamesBot / Shutterstock In the late 1650’s, the French polymath and renowned scientist Blaise Pascal, having undergone a religious experience that transformed him into something of a zealot, suggested the following logical strategy regarding belief…

Bacteria image. Credit: The Wistar Institute Dual-acting immuno-antibiotics block an essential pathway in bacteria and activate the adaptive immune response. Wistar Institute scientists have discovered a new class of compounds that uniquely combine direct antibiotic killing of pan drug-resistant bacterial pathogens with a simultaneous rapid immune response for combatting antimicrobial…

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For pregnant women delivering by cesarean section, delaying antibiotic administration until after cord clamping is no less effective and could benefit newborns' developing microbiome, a large study suggests. Guidelines from the World Health Organization advise administering antimicrobial prophylaxis in cesarean births before incision to prevent…

Fresh basil sold under a variety of brand names is being recalled due to the potential presence of a nasty parasite called Cyclospora. The basil was sold in multiple states and roughly 15,000 units of the fresh product are included in the recall. If you have any of the affected…

The Alliance to Save our Antibiotics is calling on the UK government to match the EU ban of imported meat treated with antibiotics for growth promotion and the use of preventative antibiotics in domestic livestock.The group, whose members span the medical, health, agricultural, environmental, consumer and animal welfare sectors across…

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary Erick Tsang apologised on Friday for dozing off during Chief Executive Carrie Lam's Policy Address, saying he was unwell and under the influence of medication. Tsang told reporters that he recently had tonsillitis and had taken antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs which made him drowsy. But…

According to research conducted by WHO/Europe and reports from the field, the European Region now risks accelerated spread of antimicrobial resistance. The long-term problem of antibiotics being used inappropriately by individuals and in health care settings is worsening as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s World Antimicrobial Awareness…

One paradox about antibiotics is that broadly speaking, the more we use them, the less they continue to work. The Darwinian process of bacteria growing resistant to antibiotics means that, when the drugs don’t work, we can no longer treat infections, leading to groups like the World Health Organization warning…

The Chinese research team’s objective was to compare muscle fiber characteristics, the profiles and related gene expression of amino acids and fatty acids and the metabolic regulation of these compounds in pigs fed either a control diet, an antibiotic-containing diet, or a diet with Lactobacillus reuteri (LR1) ​supplementation.The composition of…

Globally, antibiotic resistant bacteria are linked to around 700,000 deaths a year. This figure could increase to 10m by 2050 if current trends continue, according to a report commissioned by the UK government. As a result of death and productivity losses, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could cost $100 trillion globally in…