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Antibiotic Resistance Rise Continues
Antibiotic prescriptions and cases of resistant bacteria in England have continued to soar despite dire warnings and campaigns, figures show...
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Antibiotic-Resistant Diseases Pose 'Apocalyptic' Threat, Top Expert Says
Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies tells MPs issue should be added to national risk register of civil emergencies Read More »
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Antibiotics 'Fail 15%' Of Patients Due To Superbugs And ‘Reckless’ Prescription [United Kingdom]
One in seven patients can no longer be helped by antibiotics because they are increasingly ineffective after being handed out too freely by GPs. Experts warn that common infections could become potentially life-threatening for Britons...
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Australian Chief Scientist: Act Now, or Expect Deadly 'Post-Antibiotics Era'
In the latest warning that antibiotics resistance is nearing dangerous levels in modern populations, Australia's chief scientist has issued a stark warning that if we don't invest in combatting it now, sore throats and other minor infections could one day be deadly. Read More »
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Drug Firms 'To Blame' For Antibiotic Resistance
Drug companies' poor practices are to blame for the rise of antibiotic resistance which threatens to make even the smallest infections deadly, one industry chief executive has claimed...
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Reckless' Antibiotic Prescribing Fuelling Superbugs As Some GPs Prescribing Twice As Much As Others [United Kingdom]
Family doctors in some areas are handing out twice as many antibiotics than others as former health minister condemns 'reckless' prescribing for fuelling superbugs. GPs in some areas of England are prescribing more antibiotics per 100,000 people than others, an investigation by the Daily Telegraph has found...
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Revolutionary New Antibiotic Alternative Could Save The World From Superbug 'Apocalypse'
Scientists have developed a new alternative to antibiotics that could revolutionise the way we treat superbugs and avoid a scenario where common medical procedures become life-threatening due to bacteria becoming immune to conventional drugs...
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Rise Of Superbugs Threatens Antibiotic Crisis
Lethal drug-resistant organisms mean threat must be listed on register of civil emergencies, says chief medical officer Read More »
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