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Residues of antibiotics in water harmful for health: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to research published in 'The Lancet Planetary Health', antibiotic residues in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants in the regions surrounding China and India risk contributing to antibiotic resistance, and drinking water may pose a threat to human health.
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Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of canc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Neutropenia--low levels of white blood cells called neutrophils, which fight infection--develops in more than 80 per cent of patients who receive chemotherapy for blood cancer. It occurs because chemotherapy destroys neutrophils along with tumour cells.
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Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever does not reduce survival chance
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the American Journal of Medical Quality, delaying antibiotic treatment beyond 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce the short-term chance of survival in cancer patients with neutropenic fever.
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Researchers suggest antibiotic that works against multidrug-resistant bact
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The use of antibiotics is essential in the management of numerous bacterial illnesses. Researchers have created analogues of a novel antibiotic that works well against bacteria that are multidrug resistant, opening a new front in the battle against these illnesses.
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Gut microbes disturbed by COVID-19 infection, antibiotics: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome - the collection of microorganisms that live in and on the human body - Rutgers scientists found that acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with
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Andhra Pradesh Action Plan for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance rec
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Professionals around the world gathered at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh to discuss and plan the implementation of Andhra Pradesh Action Plan for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance (AP-APCAR).
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Three-day public issue of Dharmaj Crop Guard begins today
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Incorporated in 2015, Dharmaj Crop Guard Limited is an agrochemical company engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of a wide range of agrochemicals such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, plant growth regulators, micro fertilizers and antibiotics to the B
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Treating acne with systemic antibiotics can have consequences on maturing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Adolescence is a time of significant skeletal development. One of the most universal, and sometimes distressing, experiences during adolescence is the development of acne a skin condition that results from the plugging of hair follicles with oil and dead skin cells. For some individuals whos
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Experts advice taking probiotic along with antibiotic to reduce damage to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The first ever systematic review of its kind confirms that taking probiotics alongside antibiotics can protect against some of the negative impacts of antibiotics on the human gut microbiome.
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Orchid Pharma reports positive EBIDTA in Q2' 2022
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Orchid Pharma today announced their Q2'22 results. Fuelled by increasing sales and a laser-sharp focus on costs, Orchid Pharma reported a 36 per cent surge in total revenue from operations while the EBIDTA has jumped by 104 per cent over the q
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Common bacterium may spread from intestine: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators, a typical gut bacterium that can spread through the body and cause a serious infection resists natural immune defences and antibiotics by enhancing its protective outer layer, known as the cell envelope.
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Researchers discover cytoskeleton acts as cells' bouncer for bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) are resistant to most antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections of wounds or the lungs. The P.a. bacteria species has an entire arsenal of strategies for evading the immune system and infecting tissue. Researchers working with Prof. Dr. Winfried Romer an
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