Antimicrobial resistance must be policy priority, say MPs
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Antimicrobial resistance must be policy priority, say MPs

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/22/antimicrobial-antibiotic-resistance-must-be-policy-priority-for-uk-government-say-mps By Press Association at the Guardian Global death toll from antimicrobial-resistant infections expected to rise to 10m a year by 2050 Tackling antimicrobial resistance needs to become a top-five policy priority for the government in order to help prevent the virtual loss of modern medicine, MPs have said. A report by…

Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told
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Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/simply-ill-honey-much-better-for-patients-than-pills-doctors-to-be-told By Guardian news GPs urged to tell patients to use over-the-counter remedies rather than the drugs Doctors are to be told to promote honey and over-the-counter remedies as the go-to treatment for coughs rather than antibiotics. They will be told not to offer the drugs in most cases and to instead…

Antibiotic resistance could be countered by anti-bacterial viruses
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Antibiotic resistance could be countered by anti-bacterial viruses

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/10/antibiotic-resistance-could-be-countered-by-anti-bacterial-viruses By Nicola Davis Research found some patients had lower E coli levels after being given cocktail of ‘phages’ Viruses that invade bacteria but leave human cells alone could help scientists find ways around the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, researchers have said. A study has showed that a cocktail of bacteriophages,…

Why it is so difficult to develop new antibiotics

Why it is so difficult to develop new antibiotics

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41693229 By: Tim JinksWellcome Trust Over-reliance on and misuse of antibiotics has led to warnings of a future without effective medicines. Why is it so difficult for scientists to discover new drugs? It’s a tale of scientific discovery taught the world over: the serendipitous find of a mould that revolutionised modern medicine….

‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance

‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/08/world-faces-antibiotic-apocalypse-says-chief-medical-officer Robin McKie Sunday 8 October 2017 05.59 BST The terrifying prospect that even routine operations will be impossible to perform has been raised by experts alarmed by the rise of drug-resistant genes Scientists attending a recent meeting of the American Society for Microbiology reported they had uncovered a highly disturbing trend. They…