Could OTC nasal sprays ease colds and flu and cut antibiotic use?
Over-the-counter nasal sprays could be a potent weapon against a major public health threat—antibiotic resistance, researchers report.
Jul 15, 2024
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Over-the-counter nasal sprays could be a potent weapon against a major public health threat—antibiotic resistance, researchers report.
Jul 15, 2024
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At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Brazilian researchers showed why SARS-CoV-2 infection tends to be more severe in diabetic patients. Now, the same team based at the Institute of Biology of the State University ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Older GPs are more likely to prescribe antibiotics than their younger colleagues. A more cautious approach will not degrade treatment—and it can help fight antibiotic resistance that could soon kill millions of people annually. ...
Jun 28, 2024
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Two meta-analyses undertaken by the Geneva University Hospital (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have revealed very worrying numbers of children in Sub-Saharan Africa who are carriers of multi-resistant bacterial ...
Jun 20, 2024
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According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, has increased from 80 in 2021 to 97 in 2023. However, the health agency says there is a "pressing ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Antibiotic treatment prior to surgical repair of a pediatric elbow fracture does not reduce the risk for post-operative infection, according to new findings from a team of researchers and surgeons from the University of Missouri ...
Jun 5, 2024
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A malaria drug could help immune-compromised people who can't shake off babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic infection, a new study says.
Jun 5, 2024
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Research published in the journal Cell by a team including Queensland University of Technology (QUT) computational biologist Associate Professor Luis Pedro Coelho has used machine learning to identify 863,498 promising antimicrobial ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Speaking at the World Health Assembly, authors of a new Lancet Series call for urgent global action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
May 23, 2024
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A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies by a pair of University of Michigan physicians and their ...
May 18, 2024
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