Page 4 - Antibiotics

Why you really should take your full course of antibiotics

Taking a proper dose of antibiotics can help in rapid reduction in the number of bacteria causing it

Modified 'superpower' antibiotic to fight superbugs

With these changes, you need less of the drug to have the same effect

Long term antibiotic usage increases risk of cancer-inducing polyps growth

Researchers drew data by monitoring health of 121,700 nurses who were all aged between 30-55

Common antibiotic may help disrupt formation of negative thoughts, fears

PTSD can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event

Govt portal to keep tabs on antibiotics sales

Identity of doctors prescribing any medicine and patients' profiles must be part of the database

There's a test that allows doctors to check if antibiotics will work or not

10% of the 34m antibiotics prescribed in the UK every year are given to people who don't need them

No more misuse of drugs: Arbitrary sale of antibiotics under scanner

Centre is in talks with state governments to go tough on any misuse of such drugs

Not without prescription: Govt to crack whip on arbitrary antibiotic sales

It is mandatory to show prescription to procure some drugs, but chemists violate these norms

Drug combo may help fight antibiotic resistance

Researchers find that out of the 364 three-drug combos tested on E coli bacteria, 94 killed 100% of the pathogens