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Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050, study estimates
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Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050, study estimates

CNN  —  The number of lives lost around the world due to infections that are resistant to the medications intended…
Shortages of antivirals, antibiotics compound stress of a rough season for viral illnesses in kids
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Shortages of antivirals, antibiotics compound stress of a rough season for viral illnesses in kids

CNN – Shortages of key medications used to treat common childhood illnesses like flu, ear infections and sore throats are…
McDonald’s unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef
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McDonald’s unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef

  McDonald’s announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
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Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns

Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at…
Little evidence that antibiotics help open surgical wounds heal
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Little evidence that antibiotics help open surgical wounds heal

There are no high-quality trials assessing whether using antibiotics or antiseptics on open surgical wounds speeds healing by slowing the…
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
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US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to…
Is your doctor giving you too many antibiotics?
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Is your doctor giving you too many antibiotics?

Nearly one in three antibiotic prescriptions given out by doctors in the US is “inappropriate,” says a study that called…
Smokers more likely to get antibiotics prescriptions than others
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Smokers more likely to get antibiotics prescriptions than others

Doctors are more likely to give smokers antibiotics for an infection, a bad habit that may endanger public health by…
WHO launches campaign for better use of antibiotics
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WHO launches campaign for better use of antibiotics

The first global campaign for the better use of antibiotics will be launched by the World Health Organisation in World…
This antioxidant beats antibiotics in treating digestive infections
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This antioxidant beats antibiotics in treating digestive infections

A stubborn bacterial infection often acquired in hospitals and which can be deadly, may have a new treatment on the…
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