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`Antibiotics beat cranberries to prevent UTIs`

`Antibiotics beat cranberries to prevent UTIs`


Antibiotics were better than cranberry capsules at preventing urinary tract infections.
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`New rules for antibiotics` use not right`

`New rules for antibiotics` use not right`


The Centre`s new rules to check the misuse of antibiotics will seriously impact health services.
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Alternatives to antibiotics in sight

Alternatives to antibiotics in sight


Figures released by WHO show that in 2010, nearly half-a-million people were infected with TB which ...
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`New Delhi superbug` remains a global concern: WHO

`New Delhi superbug` remains a global concern: WHO


It remains "a global concern" because of its resistance to all available antibiotics in the world.
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Outbreak for E.coli in Germany, antibiotics inactive

Outbreak for E.coli in Germany, antibiotics inactive


About 140 patients infected by E.Coli bowel bacteria are in critical condition in hospitals, Germany...
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Indian herbs ‘contain natural antibiotics to fight oral cancer’

Indian herbs ‘contain natural antibiotics to fight oral cancer’


Several of the plants tested were broad spectrum antibiotics able to combat bacteria.
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US warns of fake antibiotics aimed at Hispanics

US warns of fake antibiotics aimed at Hispanics


Fake drugs with names that resemble kids` antibiotics are being sold in Texas pharmacies.
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A spoonful of sugar makes infections go down

A spoonful of sugar makes infections go down


Just a spoonful of sugar can impart that killing edge to antibiotics against infections.
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Antibiotics can control superbug: Expert

Antibiotics can control superbug: Expert


Disciplined use of antibiotics can control the multi-drug resistant Delhi superbug.
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Some bugs doze off to outwit antibiotics

Some bugs doze off to outwit antibiotics


Some bacteria go off to "sleep" to prevent themselves from being attacked by antibiotics.
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Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new `schedule`

Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new `schedule`


In order to check unauthorised sale of antibiotics, `Schedule H1` may be introduced.
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Honey can help reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics

Honey can help reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics


Manuka honey is derived from nectar collected by honeybees foraging on manuka tree in New Zealand.
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53% Indians take antibiotics without prescription

53% Indians take antibiotics without prescription


A new study has revealed that 53 per cent Indians take antibiotics without a doctor`s prescription.
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Antibiotics do little to ease acute cough

Antibiotics do little to ease acute cough


Prescribing antibiotics for patients with discoloured phlegm caused by acute cough has little or no ...
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Veg diet can help keep toxins away

Veg diet can help keep toxins away


Sticking to vegetables for 5 days a week can significantly reduce the body`s amount of antibiotics.
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Misuse of antibiotics harms kids

Misuse of antibiotics harms kids


More than a million children in China have been made deaf by misuse of antibiotic streptomycin.
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Common antibiotics, BP medications a bad mix

Common antibiotics, BP medications a bad mix


Mixing commonly used antibiotics with common blood pressure medications may cause hypotension.
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Antibiotics, blood pressure drugs can be risky mix

Antibiotics, blood pressure drugs can be risky mix


Older patients using blood pressure drugs could suffer dangerous drops in blood pressure if they are...
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How bacteria developed resistance to antibiotics

How bacteria developed resistance to antibiotics


Researchers are studying how bacteria incorporate foreign DNA from invading viruses into their own r...
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Antibiotics named as `greatest medical advance of last 50 years’

Antibiotics named as `greatest medical advance of last 50 years’


A new survey has named antibiotics as the most important medical development of the past 50 years.
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Task force for creation of surveillance system for antibiotics

Task force for creation of surveillance system for antibiotics


Health Ministry has constituted a task force to review use and misuse of antibiotics in the country.
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Focused policy on antibiotic use soon: Health Minister

Focused policy on antibiotic use soon: Health Minister


Health minister said the policy is being drafted to counter misuse of antibiotics.
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Antibiotics have long-lasting impacts on gut bacteria

Antibiotics have long-lasting impacts on gut bacteria


Researchers of a new study have concluded that antibiotics leave long-term impacts on gut flora.
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Could giving infants antibiotics trigger asthma?

Could giving infants antibiotics trigger asthma?


Canadian medical researchers are conducting a 2.5-million-dollar study to answer whether giving anti...
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Antibiotics in honey: Govt defends self

Antibiotics in honey: Govt defends self


Govt has said India follows stringent safety standards similar to the EU and the US.
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Antibiotics mentioned by NGO prohibited: Govt

Antibiotics mentioned by NGO prohibited: Govt


Government has said India follows stringent safety standards similar to the EU and the US.
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How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics

How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics


Bacteria have an innate ability to produce large variety of proteins.
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Antibiotics mess up your stomach

Antibiotics mess up your stomach


Antibiotics may disrupt the balance of microbes living in the gut, with unforeseen health consequenc...
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Antibiotics from frog skin may help fight superbugs

Antibiotics from frog skin may help fight superbugs


Frog skin is known to have plenty of potent germ-fighting compounds.
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Antibiotics could act as ``needle-free`` malaria vaccine

Antibiotics could act as ``needle-free`` malaria vaccine


Antibiotics could be used as a natural "needle-free" vaccination against the disease.
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Indian grass could wipe off antibiotics from water

Indian grass could wipe off antibiotics from water


An Indian grass, called vetiver, could act as a tool for clearing antibiotics from water.
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Overuse of antibiotics spurs vicious cycle

Overuse of antibiotics spurs vicious cycle


Patients whose doctors over-prescribe antibiotics may develop drug resistance that lasts up to a yea...
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Tripura hospital asks docs not to prescribe antibiotics


Gobinda Ballav Pant Hospital and AGMC authorities here have asked doctors of the casualty unit not ...
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Antibiotics can prevent gastric cancer

Antibiotics can prevent gastric cancer


Japanese scientists have found that it is possible to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infections by us...
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Plant buffers may limit spread of antibiotics in animal waste

Plant buffers may limit spread of antibiotics in animal waste


A new research by scientists at the University of Missouri has suggested that buffer strips of plan...
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Antibiotics combo may help fight deadly staph infections

Antibiotics combo may help fight deadly staph infections


An international team of researchers has found that a combination of two antibiotics is effective in...
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Painkillers, antibiotics among 9 drugs under govt scanner

Painkillers, antibiotics among 9 drugs under govt scanner


Nine commonly used painkillers, antibiotics and cholesterol controlling medicines have come under ...
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Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture


The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.
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Certain antibiotics may up birth defect risk

Certain antibiotics may up birth defect risk


Some antibiotics used to treat UTIs during pregnancy may raise risk of several birth defects.
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Study exposes how bacteria resist antibiotics

Study exposes how bacteria resist antibiotics


Scientists have discovered how bacteria fend off a wide range of antibiotics, and blocking that defe...
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