According to recent researches, administering antibiotics in farm animals results in higher methane release. Scientists are of the opinion that the drugs are instrumental in producing such gut organisms that bring in…
Tag: Antibiotics
Black Death maps of medieval Britain: Guide to the level of devastation
Archaeologists and historians alike have debated much over the actual level of death and destruction caused due to the deadly disease – ‘Black Death’ that engulfed 14th century rural England. Professor Carenza…
To fight antibiotic resistance, GPs should prescribe antibiotics only where appropriate
Researchers in Australia are undertaking a pilot study through which they intend to reduce antibiotic resistance by reducing the amount of antibiotics prescribed by general practitioners in the country. Researchers at The…
Uncomplicated acute appendicitis may be treated with antibiotics
Appendectomy is almost always the only choice for those suffering from appendicitis; however, a new research has questioned the efficacy and noninferiority of antibiotic treatment over appendectomy and has found that patients…
Antibiotic resistant typhoid spreading across the globe, landmark study warns
Though a landmark genomic study, an international consortium has warned that antibiotic resistant typhoid is spreading fast across the globe and there is an urgent need to establish worldwide surveillance against the…
Maple syrup + common antibiotics = faster annihilation of bacteria
Maple syrup take pancakes to a whole new level, but scientists have found another great use for the syrup – as a booster of bacteria’s susceptibility to antibiotics. According to researchers at…
Maple syrup could help reduce antibiotic use, study suggests
Experiments by researchers at McGill University have shown that concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, hinting at the possibility that this syrup could help us reduce…