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…

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…