Antibiotic use without prescription common
One in four people had already used antibiotics without a prescription or intended to, the… Read More
5 years ago
Antibiotics
Antibiotics found in water samples from rivers in 72 countries
Rivers worldwide are polluted with antibiotics that exceed environmental safety thresholds by up to 300… Read More
6 years ago
Investors keep food firms on warning over antibiotics
Since launching its engagement in 2016, the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (FAIRR) coalition… Read More
6 years ago
Children’s hospitals more likely to give recommended antibiotics for pneumonia
Kids with pneumonia may be more likely to receive recommended antibiotics when they’re treated at… Read More
6 years ago
G20 health ministers agree to tackle antibiotics resistance
BERLIN: Health ministers of the G20 leading economies, meeting for the first time on Saturday,… Read More
8 years ago
UN wants new drugs against twelve supergerms
PARIS: The UN's health agency urged governments, scientists and pharma companies Monday to create new… Read More
8 years ago
US woman dies of infection resistant to all 26 available antibiotics
MIAMI: A US woman has died from an infection that was resistant to all 26 available… Read More
8 years ago
UN sets its sights on drug-resistant superbugs
The meeting will bring together heads of government and senior health officials on the margins… Read More
8 years ago
Blood test may help prevent overuse of antibiotics
MIAMI: An inexpensive blood test could one day tell doctors whether an infection is caused by… Read More
8 years ago
U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient… Read More
9 years ago
KFC faces pressure after McDonald's says no antibiotics in chicken
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO: KFC, the world's largest chain of fried chicken restaurants, may face pressure from… Read More
10 years ago
McDonald's to cut back on chicken fed with antibiotics
WASHINGTON: Fast-food giant McDonald's announced Wednesday it would stop serving chicken raised with antibiotics that… Read More
10 years ago
New approach sees breakthrough in antibiotics research
PARIS: Scientists using a revolutionary approach have devised an antibiotic that may offset the mounting… Read More
10 years ago
Antibiotics resistance could kill 10m a year by 2050
LONDON: A British government-commissioned review has found that resistance to antibiotics could account for 10… Read More
10 years ago