Tag: antibiotics
Battling Antimicrobial Resistance as a Global Health Threat
Are antibiotics really necessary when nursing upper respiratory infections? A growing concern has emerged as one of the top ten global health threats currently facing humanity — Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial resistance is a phenomenon in which bacteria, viruses, fungi, […]
Antibiotics use increases susceptibility to fungal infections
A new study from the University of Birmingham has uncovered how patients on heavy antibiotics use are at risk of fungal infection because of disruptions to their immune system. The study involved patients at a UK hospital – patients treated […]
Extensive antibiotics use increases future risk of colon cancer
Constant use of antibiotics can affect the intestinal microbiome and increase the risk of colon cancer, confirmed researchers at Umeå University, Sweden. According to Sophia Harlid, cancer researcher at the university, although the increase in risk was greatest for those […]
Singapore creates national action plan against antimicrobial resistance
As more and more Singaporeans use antibiotics as a quick fix for their ailments, the country’s governmentaims to tackle the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country with the development a national action plan. Singapore’s Ministry of Health […]
