Antibiotic

DNA: 'anti-biotic' test of water reaching door to door

Citizens of India and China are unknowingly consuming antibiotic water. A famous science magazine has done research on this between 2006 and 2016. According to the Lancet Science Magazine, a large number of antibiotics have dissolved in the groundwater of India and China. Antibiotics is reaching people's bodies through water.

Jan 13, 2023, 23:02 PM IST

DNA: What is the reason for these 'ineffective' antibiotics?

Bacteria are so microscopic that they cannot be seen with the naked eye. Crores of people die every year due to bacteria. According to the report of THE LANCET, bacterial infection is the biggest killer of people in the world after heart related diseases.

Nov 24, 2022, 23:16 PM IST

DNA: Antibiotics are taking lives!

ICMR has told through a report that even the patients admitted in ICU are no longer being affected by antibiotics and this is a matter of big concern. According to an ICMR report, there is an apprehension that many patients in the country will no longer be affected by the drug Carbapenem.

Sep 12, 2022, 23:22 PM IST

COVID-19 first wave led to overuse of antibiotic medication in India: Study

"Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global public health," said the study's senior author, Sumanth Gandra.

Jul 02, 2021, 14:06 PM IST

Study finds antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants

The Indian Space Research Organization`s Chandrayaan-1 orbiter, which discovered water ice and mapped out a variety of minerals while surveying the Moon`s surface in 2008.

Sep 04, 2020, 13:24 PM IST

8,000 new combinations to slow down antibiotic-resistant bacteria

This finding could be a major step toward protecting public health at a time when pathogens and common infections are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics, the researchers said.

Sep 04, 2018, 16:01 PM IST

Scientists map genetic codes of 3,000 dangerous bacteria

The DNA of deadly strains of plague, dysentery, and cholera were decoded in what the researchers said was an effort to better understand some of the world`s most dangerous diseases and develop new ways to fight them.

Jun 06, 2018, 14:08 PM IST

Delayed prescriptions could help fight antibiotic resistance

 Delayed prescriptions or shorter courses of treatment could be a potential way of fighting antibiotic resistance, suggest two studies led by University of Southampton in Britain.

Aug 17, 2017, 00:16 AM IST

'Magical' antibiotic modified to beat bacterial resistance

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in the US structurally modified the lifesaving antibiotic called vancomycin to make an already-powerful version of the antibiotic even more potent.

May 30, 2017, 22:21 PM IST

Scientists claim this common antibiotic can help prevent, treat PTSD!

PTSD is a term for a broad range of psychological symptoms that can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event.

Apr 05, 2017, 00:24 AM IST

This new antibiotic can be the cure for gonorrhoea – Read

People will be well aware that CO is a toxic molecule but that is at high concentrations. Here we are using very low concentrations which we know the bacteria are sensitive to.

Jan 05, 2017, 13:52 PM IST

Is childhood antibiotic use linked to obesity?

As the obesity rate continues to skyrocket in the US, scientists across the country are combing the health records of 1.6 million kids to determine if childhood antibiotic use causes weight gain later in life.

Aug 31, 2016, 22:15 PM IST

PM Modi urges people not to take antibiotics without prescription on 'Mann Ki Baat'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared his thoughts on certain issues in his 22nd edition of his popular radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.

Jul 31, 2016, 15:52 PM IST

Patients with skin infections hardly complete antibiotic doses

 Patients with skin infections are less likely to take all their prescribed antibiotic doses after leaving the hospital, resulting in new infection or needing additional treatment for the existing skin infection, says a study.

Mar 29, 2016, 12:18 PM IST

Copper can destroy MRSA 'superbug'

Frequently touched surfaces in busy areas -- such as hospitals, transport hubs and public buildings - may help spread MRSA.

Feb 24, 2016, 20:52 PM IST

Antibiotics not effective on 70% of the patients

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Dec 30, 2015, 13:11 PM IST

'Dangerously high' antibiotic resistance levels worldwide: WHO

 Antibiotic resistance has reached dangerous levels globally, the WHO warned.

Nov 17, 2015, 03:11 AM IST

HC sets aside restraint on Glenmark from making an antibiotic

Delhi High Court today set aside its single judge's order restraining Mumbai-based generic drug maker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd from making and selling its antibiotic medicine Linezolid.

Feb 05, 2015, 15:32 PM IST