image: Dr Phoebe Williams is an Infectious disease specialist working to reduce antimicrobial resistance. In the photo she is working in Kenya. Credit: Hamish Gregory view more Credit: Hamish Gregory Drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, due to high rates of antibiotic […]
By Peter Vincent For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:25 EDT, 31 October 2023 | Updated: 01:33 EDT, 31 October 2023
Customers in the United States need to be extra cautious about what eye drop products they choose to buy, as some options have the potential to cause dangerous infections. Millions of people in the US use eye drops every day, so the relative risk of infection remains very, very low. Nevertheless, experts suggest customers stick […]
More Australian children are contracting antibiotic-resistant bugs than a decade ago, as a new study shows common treatments are becoming less effective in the Asia-Pacific region. Key points: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as a major global health concern A University of Sydney-led study shows one common antibiotic was effective in one in three cases of […]
Dr Phoebe Williams is an Infectious disease specialist working to reduce antimicrobial resistance. In the photo she is working in Kenya. Credit: Hamish Gregory. A new study has found that drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, due to high rates of antibiotic […]
The number of children who suffered a potentially fatal complication of E. coli infection in France reached a record high in 2022, influenced by the Nestlé pizza outbreak, according to statistics recently released. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can be a complication of E. coli infection, is a type of kidney failure that can result in […]
We Want Them Infected, by Dr. Jonathan Howard, is a significant stand against efforts to rewrite the history of the COVID-19 pandemic and promote the deadly pseudoscience of the anti-vaccine movement. The book opens with the titular quotation from Dr. Paul Alexander, who was an official in the US Department of Health and Human Services […]
Artibeus jamaicensis, the Jamaican fruit bat. Credit: Brock and Sherri Fenton/Genome Biology and Evolution Recent research reveals bats’ rapid evolution could be the reason for their unique resistance to infections and cancer. By sequencing bat genomes and comparing them with other mammals, significant genetic adaptations linked to disease resistance were discovered. Rapid Evolution in Bats: […]
In April 1997, a one-year-old child was admitted to Sibu Hospital in Sarawak, Malaysia with fever and mouth ulcers, symptoms suggestive of an illness known as hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). HFMD is typically a mild disease, but the infant developed cardiovascular complications and died a day later. Soon, similar unusual pediatric deaths due […]
FDA warns against using 26 over-the-counter eyedrops because of infection risk – CBS News Watch CBS News The FDA Monday warned against using more than two dozen over-the-counter eyedrops because of an eye infection risk that could lead to blindness. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, […]