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🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Many are currently suffering from a disease with a lingering misconception about treatment: 'It’s easier to prescribe unnecessary medication'

Many patients are demanding antibiotics for viral infections, despite the fact that antibiotics are ineffective against viruses, leading to excessive prescriptions and increased antibiotic resistance.

Feb 26 • 09:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Antibiotic-resistant Deaths Reach 20,000 a Year... Government Expands 'Prescription Management' to General Hospitals

The South Korean government plans to expand its antibiotic prescription management initiative, currently in a pilot phase at select hospitals, to all general hospitals by 2027 to combat antibiotic misuse and resistance.

Feb 25 • 07:19 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Hospital Sewage Reduces the Effect of Antibiotics, Study Reveals

A study has revealed that sewage discharged from hospitals in Hyderabad poses a significant health risk by contaminating local water sources with antibiotic residues.

Feb 25 • 04:56 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

'Things will be very complicated' without antibiotic, salmon industry warns

Tasmania's salmon industry is facing the potential loss of its emergency permit to use the antibiotic florfenicol, which is critical for managing fish disease.

Feb 24 • 18:34 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Life & Tech

Scientists discover 5,000-year-old bacterium resistant to modern antibiotics

A 5,000-year-old bacterium found in Romania's Scarisoara Ice Cave exhibits resistance to multiple modern antibiotics, raising concerns about antibiotic efficacy and resistance evolution.

Feb 23 • 18:43 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Ancient bacteria from a Romanian ice cave defy modern antibiotics

Scientists found an ancient, antibiotic-resistant bacterium in a Romanian ice cave that poses potential risks as climate change may lead to similar bacteria melting from other glaciers.

Feb 23 • 07:12 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Salmon farm antibiotics found in native species

Antibiotics used in Tasmanian salmon farming have been found in local marine species, raising concerns about ecological impacts, although public health assessments deem the levels safe for human consumption.

Feb 19 • 06:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

Bacteria trapped in ice for 5,000 years was already resistant to modern antibiotics, study reveals

A recent study found that a bacteria isolated from a glacier in Romania, dating back over 5,000 years, exhibited resistance to modern antibiotics, suggesting that antibiotic resistance is an ancient trait rather than a result of widespread antibiotic use.

Feb 19 • 06:00 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

5,000-Year-Old Bacteria Defeated Ten Modern Antibiotics

Researchers in Romania discovered a 5,000-year-old bacterium that has shown resistance to multiple modern antibiotics.

Feb 18 • 10:06 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
World

A 5000-Year-Old Superbug Resistant to Modern Antibiotics Discovered in Permafrost

Romanian scientists have discovered a 5000-year-old bacterial strain in permafrost that is resistant to modern antibiotics, raising alarms about potential future pandemics due to climate change.

Feb 17 • 21:06 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Mysterious Find: 5000-Year-Old Bacteria Are Immune to Modern Drugs

A 5000-year-old bacteria strain discovered in a Romanian ice cave has shown resistance to ten modern antibiotics, raising concerns about future antibiotic resistance.

Feb 17 • 17:27 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

Ice Bacteria Found 5,000 Years Ago Able to Face Superpathogens

Scientists have discovered a 5,000-year-old ice-dwelling bacterium, Psychrobacter SC65A.3, that shows resistance to multiple modern antibiotics and inhibits the growth of other challenging pathogens.

Feb 17 • 05:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
World

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years in ice cave terrifyingly resistant to 10 antibiotics

A newly discovered bacterial strain in a Romanian ice cave shows formidable resistance to 10 antibiotics, raising concerns about superbugs and the implications for human medicine.

Feb 17 • 05:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Hobart's drinking water free from antibiotics, water utility says

TasWater assures that Hobart's drinking water is free from antibiotics following a salmon disease outbreak and that there is no health risk to the public.

Feb 12 • 18:18 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Unicamp Researchers Discover Healing Potential of Pomegranate Peel

Researchers from Unicamp have found that pomegranate peels have significant potential for treating skin wounds.

Feb 12 • 14:32 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Antibiotics May Force Bacteria to Collaborate

Estonian researchers have discovered that insufficient amounts of antibiotics might not kill bacteria, but instead could encourage them to cooperate and develop resistance.

Feb 11 • 07:22 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Salmon company defends use of antibiotics

Huon Aquaculture has confirmed the use of antibiotics in its salmon hatchery on the River Derwent amidst public scrutiny and calls for better disclosure practices regarding antibiotic use in freshwater hatcheries in Tasmania.

Feb 10 • 03:36 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Apple producers in the U.S. warn of the impact of a possible ban on antibiotics

Apple producers in the U.S. are expressing concern over a potential ban on antibiotics used in fruit cultivation, which could adversely affect productivity and profitability.

Feb 8 • 23:00 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Gates spoke up about the party with 'the blondes' in Epstein's case: 'I was foolish'

Bill Gates admitted to being foolish after a party involving 'blondes' linked to Jeffrey Epstein, and revealed he sought antibiotics for sexually transmitted infections.

Feb 5 • 07:19 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Life & Tech

The risk of a world without antibiotics

The article discusses the growing pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the lack of societal awareness regarding its serious implications for global health.

Feb 5 • 01:00 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

How to Protect Your Gut from Fungal Infections? Nutritional and Treatment Tips

The article warns that certain health and lifestyle factors can increase the risk of intestinal fungal infections, particularly yeast infections, due to an imbalance of beneficial gut bacteria.

Feb 3 • 06:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

Adélia Prado shows clinical improvement and ends cycle of antibiotics, says hospital

Brazilian writer and poet Adélia Prado has shown stable clinical improvement and has completed her course of antibiotics for a urinary tract infection, according to a report from the São Judas Tadeu Hospital in Divinópolis.

Feb 2 • 22:47 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

UKHSA issues advice against ‘evolving’ bacteria with nearly 400 cases a week

People in the UK are advised to take precautionary measures against rapidly evolving bacteria, which are causing nearly 400 new cases each week.

Jan 13 • 11:34 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Life & Tech

Respiratory Infections: What the Color of Mucus Reveals, When Antibiotics Are Needed

The article discusses how the color of mucus can indicate the severity of respiratory infections and whether antibiotics are necessary for recovery.

Jan 13 • 06:17 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Justice temporarily suspends the rule that allows nurses to prescribe antibiotics for urinary infections

A court has temporarily suspended a regulation that allowed nurses to prescribe antibiotics for urinary tract infections, responding to a legal challenge from physicians against the health guidelines.

Jan 12 • 19:03 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

Sebastián La Rosa, specialist in longevity: 'Antibiotics eliminate infection, but also part of your microbiota'

Sebastián La Rosa highlights the negative impact of antibiotics on microbiota and the risks of bacterial resistance as a significant public health challenge.

Jan 6 • 06:31 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Life & Tech

Vouchers for new antibiotics? Additional year of patent protection for companies

The proposed vouchers would reward companies for developing innovative antibiotics by granting them an additional year of market protection for any drug of their choice and allowing for the resale of the voucher to other firms.

Jan 5 • 14:14 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

In Croatia and Europe, the use of antibiotics has significantly increased

Health officials in Europe are warning that dependence on antibiotics must be reduced due to the rising threat of drug resistance, which causes over 35,000 deaths annually across the EU and neighboring countries.

Jan 3 • 17:20 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
World

The EU will strengthen its borders against pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones from Mercosur

The European Union plans to enhance border controls regarding pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones imported from Mercosur, as the anticipated trade agreement faces opposition from France and Italy despite more audits being announced.

Dec 30 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

Valencian scientists discover how to tell if your Helicobacter pylori will be antibiotic-resistant

Valencian scientists have found a method to determine if Helicobacter pylori will be resistant to antibiotics, addressing the issue that about 25% of treatment attempts fail due to antibiotic-resistant strains.

Dec 29 • 03:33 UTC

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