We Want Antibiotics

* A blog of Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) managed by Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Monday, August 31, 2009

-FDA Approves Glaxosmithkline's Hib Vaccine, Hiberix(R).
-The Gambia Introduces Vaccine Against World's Leading Vaccine-Preventable Child Killer.
-Key Feature Of Immune System Survived In Humans, Other Primates For 60 Million Years.
-Rotavirus Vaccine Induced Diarrhea In Child With Severe Combined Immune Deficiency.
-Researchers Clone And Engineer Bacterial Genomes In Yeast And Transplant Genomes Back Into Bacterial Cells.
-Friendly Gut Bacteria Lend A Hand To Fight Infection.
-Study Finds Efforts To Curb Antibiotic Usage In Ambulatory Settings Are Successful.
-How Meningitis Bacteria Attack The Brain.
-Study Of Elusive War Zone Bacterium.
-What Is Salmonella? What Is Salmonella Infection?
-MicroPhage Opens Pivotal FDA Study On Bacterial Identification Platform.
-Fewer People Are Dying From HCAIs.
Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 12:12 PM No comments:

Friday, August 28, 2009

UK
-MRSA and C diff death rates fall.
-Hospital given clean bill of health.
-Antibiotic resistance in Malta now among the highest in Europe.
US
-Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections.
Canada
-Universal free flu shots curb antibiotic use.
Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 9:21 AM No comments:

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

-Probiotic Effects on Cold and Influenza-Like Symptom Incidence and Duration in Children.
-New superbug resistant to antibiotics and more difficult to tackle than MRSA.
-Death toll from hospital bugs hits new high.
-C diff bug kills five patients every week.
-Clostridium Difficile Infection: Tracking A Virulent Pathogen.
-Lyme Bacterium, Once Nearly Eradicated In U.S., Rebounded With Forests.

Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 12:32 PM No comments:

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Antibiotic resistance is a silent killer but more powerful than swine flu.
Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 12:23 AM No comments:

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

-Staving off ecological disaster in lungs.
-Selection For Pathogen-Resistance And Increased Risk For Inflammatory Disease Linked By Study.
-National Foundation For Infectious Diseases Honors VCU Physician With Maxwell Finland Award For 2010.
-New Antibiotics From Pinhead-Size Worms And Robot.
-In Global Health News: Plague In China; U.S. Contribution To Clean Water Initiatives; TB Vaccine Trial; HIV In Mozambique; New HIV Strain.
-Cannibalistic Cells May Help Prevent Infections.
-Structure Of Antibiotic Ramoplanin Reveals Promising Mechanism.
-Pneumonic Plague Kills Third Human In Chinese Town.
Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 7:00 AM No comments:

Saturday, August 8, 2009

-Access to adequate medical services is a right.
-Efforts To Improve Care In Ambulatory Surgical Centers.
-Health Warning After Lancashire Workers Catch Legionnaires' Disease, UK.
-What Is Diphtheria? What Causes Diphtheria?
-Zinc Activates A Key Protein On T Cells Needed To Fight Infections.
-New Strategy May Be Valid Alternative To Traditional Antibiotics.
-Preventing Toxic Shock Syndrome And Other Severe Diseases.
-Bacteria Pack Their Own Demise.
-U.S.-China Talks Expected To Include Collaboration On Fighting Infectious Disease.
-Repeated Stress Signals Made In Cells With Metabolism-Associated Disease Encourage The Growth Of Invading Bacteria.
-First-Ever Test Helps In Fight Against Serious Lung Infections And Opens Door For Treating Other Life-Threatening Infections.
-Using Satellites To Study Lyme Disease.
-Bring On The "Suds": Prototype, 7-Foot-Tall Sanitizer Automates Disinfection Of Hard-to-Clean Hospital Equipment.
Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 12:58 AM No comments:

Monday, August 3, 2009

-What Is Gangrene? What Causes Gangrene?
-Abbott Introduces Molecular Diagnostic System Intended For Broad Identification Of Infectious Agents.
-European Travellers Continue To Put Their Health At Risk.
-What Is Amoxicillin? What Does Amoxicillin Treat?
-National Public Reporting Of Health-Care-asociated Infections Supported By Experts.
-New Paper Highlights Antimicrobial Effectiveness Of Medical-Grade Honey In Topical Wound Care.
-The Biology Of C. difficile Transmission In Mice Exposed By Researchers.
Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 11:43 AM No comments:
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