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WHO issues first guidance aiming to carb ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs

Sep 04, 2024, at 04:50 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing.

WHO says 'just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19

Apr 26, 2024, at 10:26 pm

Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, while also potentially exacerbating the already serious and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers, including in Bangladesh, exceed ‘safe’ levels, global study finds

Jun 07, 2019, at 05:19 pm

London, June 7 (IBNS): Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels by up to 300 times, the first ever global study, led by YESI's Professor Alistair Boxall, has discovered.

Russians have no problems with excessive use of antibiotics but prefer strong drugs: WHO

Apr 19, 2019, at 05:59 pm

Geneva , Apr 19 (Sputnik/UNI) Russians do not have problems with excessive use of antibiotics, as it is in the middle of the list of countries excessively using this kind of drugs, but, at the same time, very strong drugs are in high demand in Russia, Dr Marc Sprenger, the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) secretariat for antimicrobial resistance, told Sputnik.

Scientists discover new mechanisms that bacteria use to protect themselves from antibiotics

Nov 14, 2017, at 04:38 am

Birmingham, Nov 13 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified new mechanisms used by bacteria to resist infection-fighting antibiotics.

Is it time to drop the ‘complete the course’ message for antibiotics?

Jul 31, 2017, at 03:52 am

London, July 30 (IBNS): Oxford researchers are among a group of infectious disease experts to argue that the advice that patients should complete a course of antibiotics is not supported by evidence and should be dropped.

New study reveals air pollution can alter effectiveness of antibiotics

Mar 03, 2017, at 08:33 pm

London, Mar 3 (IBNS): Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.

UN agriculture agency warns of threat to food security from overuse of antibiotics

Feb 11, 2016, at 02:22 pm

New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents is impacting rural livelihoods and food security, and requires globally coordinated efforts, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

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