PANCREATIC cancer patients could get “more hope and more life” after scientists found antibiotics could make chemotherapy treatment more effective. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Tag: antibiotics
Antibiotics Made Cheap Chicken Possible. They Also Made Superbugs
In her new book, Big Chicken, Maryn McKenna traces the evolution of antimicrobial resistance from poultry farms to hospital emergency rooms. https://media.wired.com/photos/59aeecec40adcf64e81fd70d/master/pass/Maryn-mckenna-HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Some Doctors Now Question the Guidance on Finishing Antibiotics
Ending treatment earlier may help prevent dangerous antibiotic resistance, but it’s not the best course of action all the time. WSJ.com: What’s News US
You might not actually need to finish your antibiotics
Getty Images/Joe Raedle A recent article in the British Medical Journal set off a bit of a firestorm with its claim that “the antibiotic course has had its day.” The authors challenged the very widespread belief that you should keep taking every last dose of antibiotic prescribed by your physician even after you feel better. […]
No evidence that finishing your antibiotics reduces resistance, researchers say
By telling their patients to finish their antibiotics, doctors are not only providing advice without any scientific basis — they could also be worsening antibiotic resistance, British experts say. CBC | Health News
Antibiotics U-turn – taking a full course of drugs not necessary, experts suggest
ANTIBIOTICS are drugs used prescribed treat bacterial infections. Controversially, experts have said GPs should stop telling people to always finish a course of antibiotics. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Pink eye needs ‘to run its course,’ say ophthalmologists advising against antibiotics
Antibiotic eye drops are often prescribed for pink eye, but a new study warns that’s usually the wrong way to go. CBC | Health News
WHO ranks antibiotics in a bid to counter drug resistance
World Health Organization publishes new classification of antibiotics that aims to fight drug resistance. CBC | Health News
Learning the rules of antibiotics to make old drugs work on new bugs
Enlarge (credit: Getty | BSIP) Bacteria come in two flavors: Gram-positive and Gram-negative. Gram is a violet dye, named for its discoverer, that is more readily taken up by some microbes (the Gram-positive ones) than by others (you guessed it, the Gram-negative ones). Gram-negative bacteria are surrounded by two cell membranes, and the outer one is really […]
Patients with colds get inappropriate antibiotics in nearly half of visits to doctors, study suggests
Nearly half of Canadian seniors who go to a family doctor about a cold or other non-bacterial infection leave with a prescription for an unnecessary antibiotic, say researchers. CBC | Health News
