New Delhi [India], August 11: ECHO India, a non-profit trust working for health system strengthening through capacity building, today launched an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program to address the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India. The three-year pilot will be implement
It may be noted that the Governor presented the Governor's Award for Excellence in Science, Engineering, Medicine and Environment to Bapan Das, an entrepreneur who promoted antibiotic-free poultry farming. His startup 'Graduate Farmer' was recognised among the top 20 emerging startups of Nor
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 30: Fermenta Biotech Limited ("Fermenta"), a pioneer in pharmaceutical and nutritional ingredients; one of the world's leading manufacturers of Vitamin D3, is pleased to announce that it has received the Certificate of Suitability (CEP) by the European Direc
India has sent 5 metric tonnes of life-saving medicines, including anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics, and anti-hypertensives, to Syria as part of its ongoing humanitarian support, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati successfully organised a one-day SERB(ANRF)-supported workshop titled "Engineered Hydroxyapatite: Bridging Bone Regeneration and Antimicrobial Protection", a press release said.
Researchers are working to improve the way we use evolutionary modeling to understand drug resistance. The study uses a "fitness seascape" evolutionary model to predict whether an infection will develop antibiotic resistance. It found that inconsistent timing and missing early doses can lead
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 17: Fermenta Biotech Limited, a leading player in the field of nutritional ingredients and food fortification, is pleased to announce that it has received the Letter Of Approval (LOA) by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) as a supplier of dry
Millions of kilometers of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a new study warns.
Telangana Drugs Control Administration raided a quack's clinic at Medaram Village in the Mulugu District of the State and seized drugs stocked for sale. The DCA said that its team recovered 35 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, steroids, and analgesics, from his clinic.
Israeli researchers revealed on Tuesday that the way bacteria move plays a direct role in the spread of antibiotic resistance in a study that opens up new possibilities for fighting antibiotic resistance.
In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became resistant to multiple types of antibiotics commonly used to treat infections.