Antibiotics

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…

VA hospitals used more antibiotics in the first 5 months of 2020, which reversed declines in antibiotic use in recent years, a researcher said. Days of therapy per 1,000 days present rose to 631 in January-May 2020, the highest since 2016 when it was 630 days per 1,000, reported Matthew…

With the modified agar plate CombiANT it is possible to do high-speed tests in order to see how bacteria react to different combinations of antibiotics. Credit: Nikos Fatsis-Kavalopoulos Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method to determine — rapidly, easily and cheaply — how effective two antibiotics combined…

Seven in 10 Americans are concerned about the presence of chemical products in food, according to a survey. The poll by Mérieux NutriSciences and bioMérieux found 70 percent of respondents were troubled about this topic that covers pesticides, antibiotics and additives. Two thirds were concerned about bacteria such as Salmonella and…

Of all the edible creatures in the sea, America’s favorite is the shrimp. We gorge upon their flesh to the tune of 4.4 pounds per person per year. Accordingly, the business of shrimp is oceanic: In 2017, the amount of shrimp imported to the United States grew to 1.5 billion…