Tag: antibiotics

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro in semi-intensive care and treated with broad spectrum antibiotics

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was in semi-intensive care in hospital on Monday following abdominal surgery and was set to stay in the hospital at least another week, his office said. Concerns of potential infection meant the medical team wanted more time to monitor the far-right leader, 63, after the operation a week ago to remove a colostomy bag, the office said.

• Monday, February 19th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  US scientists discover new family of antibiotics that combat drug resistant diseases

  

  US scientists have discovered a new family of antibiotics in soil samples. The natural compounds could be used to combat hard-to-treat infections, the team at Rockefeller University hopes.

• Friday, November 10th 2017 - 17:35 UTC

  WHO, FAO and OIE call for responsible use of antibiotics in humans and animals

  

  In the lead-up to World Antibiotic Awareness Week (13-19 November 2017), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are together calling for responsible use of antibiotics in humans and animals to reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 18:30 UTC

  Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of resistance, warns WHO

  

  The World Health Organization is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals.

• Wednesday, September 20th 2017 - 22:01 UTC

  The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms

  

  A report – Antibacterial agents in clinical development – an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis – launched on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

• Friday, January 9th 2015 - 06:51 UTC

  A new family of antibiotics to kill serious infections, discovered by US, UK and German scientists

  

  Scientists have discovered a new family of antibiotics, teixobactin that can kill serious infections in mice without encountering any detectable resistance offering a potential new way to get ahead of dangerous evolving superbugs.

• Thursday, January 9th 2014 - 19:00 UTC

  End of the golden age of antibiotics, which has become a 'truly global issue'

  

  The growing threat of antibiotic resistant organisms is once again in the spotlight. Prof Jeremy Farrar, the new head of Britain's biggest medical research charity the Wellcome Trust said it was a “truly global issue”. Prof. Farrar told BBC Radio 4's Today program that the golden age of antibiotics could come to an end unless action is taken.