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Bahrain curbs antibiotics over ‘super bugs’ riseAn increase in the number of people testing positive for dangerous “super bugs” in Bahrain has prompted a crackdown on the use of antibiotics, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. To read furt More… |
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Pfizer to buy antibiotics unit of AstraZenecaPharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to sell its small molecule antibiotics business to Pfizer in a deal that could be valued at more than $1.5 billion. AstraZeneca, which saw off a $120 billion takeover attempt by Pfizer More… |
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Alert over antibiotics in animal feedMeat eaters face serious health risks from antibiotics used in animal feed as growth promoters, to increase milk and meat yields, researchers have claimed. Consuming the meat of these animals could lead to antimicrobial resistance More… |
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Ignorance over antibiotics fuels superbug threat: WHOPeople across the world are alarmingly confused about the role of antibiotics and the right way to take them, and this ignorance is fuelling the rise of drug-resistant superbugs, the World Health Organization said on Monday. " More… |
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McDonald's investor renews call to cut antibiotics in meatsA McDonald's Corp shareholder group is renewing its call for the fast-food chain to stop buying any meat from animals raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections. The move from the Congregati More… |
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McDonald's investor renews call to cut antibiotics in meatsA McDonald's Corp shareholder group is renewing its call for the fast-food chain to stop buying any meat from animals raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections. The move from the Congregati More… |
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Bahrain to place teams to monitor antibiotics useTeams of monitors could soon be in place in every hospital in Bahrain to supervise the prescription of antibiotics. This will be one of the key recommendations at the conclusion of the International Collaborative Conference in Cli More… |
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Use of antibiotics by poultry firms sparks superbug debateMajor US poultry firms are administering antibiotics to their flocks far more pervasively than regulators realise, posing a potential risk to human health, says a Reuters report. Internal records examined by Reuters reveal that so More… |
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Use of antibitics by poultry firms sparks superbug debateMajor US poultry firms are administering antibiotics to their flocks far more pervasively than regulators realise, posing a potential risk to human health, says a Reuters report. Internal records examined by Reuters reveal that so More… |
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Superbugs are everywhere; pose serious threatThe spread of deadly superbugs that evade even the most powerful antibiotics is no longer a prediction but is happening right now across the world, World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Antibiotic resistance has the potential More… |
