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…

New drug targets ‘nightmare bacteria’ found in UTIs
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New drug targets ‘nightmare bacteria’ found in UTIs

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/new-drug-targets-nightmare-bacteria-found-utis/ By Anne Gulland, global health security correspondent Researchers have unveiled a new weapon in the fight against superbugs with the development of an antibiotic to treat life-threatening urinary tract infections. Drug-resistant UTIs are a growing problem, with a recent Public Health England analysis of more than a million samples showing that a third were resistant to…

Trachoma: more drugs pledged to fight “disease of thorns”
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Trachoma: more drugs pledged to fight “disease of thorns”

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/trachoma-drugs-pledged-fight-disease-thorns/ By Anne Gulland, global health security correspondent  Drug company Pfizer has announced it will extend its donations of antibiotics to treat the debilitating eye disease trachoma for five years. Pfizer initially said its donation of the drug Zithromax would end in 2020, the target for the worldwide elimination of the disease. Now…

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,…

Severe allergic reactions in surgery ’caused by antibiotics’
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Severe allergic reactions in surgery ’caused by antibiotics’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44085494 By BBC Health News Antibiotics are the main cause of life-threatening allergic reactions during surgery, a new report suggests. The Royal College of Anaesthetists says more patients are claiming to be allergic to penicillin, leading to other riskier antibiotics being used. Out of nearly 300 life-threatening reactions, there were 10…