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Diagnostics, drug resistance and commitment to combat AMR
Fuelled by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, researchers believe that antimicrobial resistance could ultimately take more than 10 million lives per year by 2050. While the burden is universal, a fifth of those deaths – 2 million every year – are expected to occur in India
Higher antibiotic doses might overcome drug resistance, but may strengthen certain bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance has been predicted to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050.
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What are antivitamins and how can they help in treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections
Antivitamins K, B9 and B12 drugs are already used for their medical applications — stopping blood clotting, suppressing cancer and microbial growth
COVID-19 pandemic may intensify resistance to antibiotics: Here's what can be done to cope with it
As there is no specific treatment for COVID-19, antibiotics are being used inappropriately to treat symptoms in people confirmed or suspected with COVID-19, increasing the chance of them developing resistant to the antimicrobial treatments
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Antimicrobial Resistance Part 1: Why more people are likely to die of infections in 2050
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms — bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa — change in response to drugs and develop immunity to them.
Nobel laureate Dr Ada Yonath has 'Blue Dream' of increased life expectancy for Indians
The 80-year-old scientist told the audience that she was aiming at developing eco-friendly antibiotics with less resistance.
IIT Delhi scientists develop AI-based system to detect malaria, TB, cervical cancer
The microscopy tool is particularly suited to diagnose conditions in low-resource, disease burdened areas.
Drug resistance not the only reason for failure to treat ringworm say dermatologists
Of late, some brands of ITZ have been showing decreased effectiveness against ringworm infection.
Researchers explore 500,000 ways to kill malaria parasite, 631 potential vaccines
New drugs are needed to fight growing resistance to the most effective antimalarial, artemisinin.
Antibiotic resistance: A global threat to healthcare that needs collective action
Antibiotic abuse can be curbed to a great extent if OTC antibiotics without prescriptions are barred.
Two Indian and institutes collaborate on project to combat antibiotic resistance
There are limited options and strategies available to address the crisis of drug resistance.
Researchers use CRISPR gene editing to disrupt antibiotic-resistance in bacteria
The method doesn’t make permanent genome changes, affecting expression of bacterial genes instead
Superbugs resistant to alcohol can now skirt around sanitisers and disinfectants
Bacterial samples from 2009 were found to be more resistant to alcohol than those from before 2004
Fish breeding often involves use of antibiotics, chemicals which harm human health and alter ecosystem
Antibiotics affect all the flora and fauna around the fish farms and alter the ecosystem. Nobody is safe anymore. First you eat the fish. Then it eats you.
Resistance to antibiotics rising, common infections could soon kill: WHO
WHO's report also found worrying rates of resistance in other bacteria, including common cases of pneumonia and gonorrhea.