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Global crisis of antibiotic resistance is “inevitable”

Drug Discovery World

It means the resulting medication will be less likely to have existing resistance in the bacteria and potentially it will take longer for resistance to develop,” Professor Blaskovich said. million deaths globally in 2019 were directly attributed to resistant bacteria and a further 4.9 million deaths were associated.

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Warning of counterfeit ivermectin tablets sold via social media

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Investigations show that these counterfeit ivermectin tablets are systematically underdosed or seriously contaminated with bacteria. Always seek medical advice from your doctor and only buy your medicines from a pharmacist. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about it and notify the FAMHP !

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Scottish and Zambian researchers unite to tackle environmental enteropathy

Drug Discovery World

It also reduces the effectiveness of oral vaccines. . The test will show how much gut damage there is, and could help doctors deliver treatment to prevent the advance of the condition. Analysis of gut bacteria. Scientists have shown that gut bacteria are different in children with EE-like gut abnormalities.

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Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: October 20

The Pharma Data

Testing Therapies, Antivirals and Vaccines. There has been some discussion of running challenge trials for COVID-19 vaccines. In a challenge trial, people are given a vaccine then intentionally dosed with the virus or bacteria that causes the disease. They will require regulatory and ethical approval.

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Stop Constipation with Natural Remedies

The Pharma Data

constipation that many medical doctors do not know. and colon, is home for good and bad bacteria. When your bad bacteria is in control in your gut, you will have constipation. Many doctors don’t believe having one or two bowel movements per day is important. At MedicineNet.Com, “We Bring Doctor’s.

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World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week: Preventing AMR Together

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There are several strains of bacteria that have developed resistance to different types of antibiotics — these include MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ) Clostridium difficile ( C. diff ) and the bacteria that cause multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. According to the WHO, the silent pandemic leads to at least 1.3

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2021 Young Scientist Award winners announced

The Pharma Data

For their remarkable scientific contributions, doctoral student Julia Klaus, Zurich University VetSuisse Faculty, and Dr Yasmin Parr from the MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research, have received the 2021 ABCD Young Scientist Award. We warmly congratulate this year’s winners.”