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Dr Chandrakant Lahariya | Why India Needs ‘Slow Medicine’ And Not Aggressive Medical Care

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya | Why India Needs ‘Slow Medicine’ And Not...

There is no doubt that doctors can miss diagnoses, and second opinions are useful when families remain worried or...

25 Sept 2026 7:53 AM IST

Chandrakant Lahariya | Antibiotics Must Be Protected To Ensure The Healthy Future Of Planet

Chandrakant Lahariya | Antibiotics Must Be Protected To Ensure The...

The economic and social consequences of antimicrobial resistance are severe

18 Jan 2026 10:05 PM IST

Wiping out the protective bacteria can allow the growth of Clostridium difficile (C diff) bacteria, leading to deadly diarrhoea. (Photo: Pixabay)

Antibiotics for dental procedures may up superbug infection

Wiping out the protective bacteria can allow the growth of Clostridium difficile (C diff) bacteria, leading to deadly...

7 Oct 2017 6:26 PM IST

Researchers found use of antibiotics within the past four years was not associated with a heightened risk of an adenoma diagnosis, but long term use in the past was. (Photo: Pixabay)

Antibiotics may soon become redundant, say experts

According to researchers, patients are beginning to develop growing resistance to drugs which could jeopardise progress...

20 Sept 2017 2:18 PM IST

Low concentrations of antibiotics, too, play a major part in the development of resistance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giving antibiotics to children under 2 raises risk of obesity, says...

Study found that longer children took drugs and more classes of antibiotics they had taken, greater risk of obesity was.

31 Oct 2018 8:13 PM IST

The pills used to reduce gastric acid when taken over a period of time makes the kidneys weaker and may lead to shutting down of the organ. (Photo: Pixabay)

Antibiotics are 'avoidable trigger' for bowel disease: Study

This study helps explain the link through understanding the biological processes involved.

27 Oct 2018 11:44 AM IST

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Breast milk found to reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria in babies

Bacteria resistant to antibiotics are among the greatest global threats to human health.

19 Oct 2018 9:36 AM IST

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Why combination of probiotics and antibiotics is good for wounds

There is a lot of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics.

19 Oct 2018 8:55 AM IST

Researchers found use of antibiotics within the past four years was not associated with a heightened risk of an adenoma diagnosis, but long term use in the past was. (Photo: Pixabay)

Urgent steps are needed to combat burgeoning resistance to antibiotics

It has a grave potential to damage the global economy, food security and the health of people.

22 Nov 2018 4:20 AM IST

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Study links drug-resistant infections with higher mortality rates

Here is what a new study has found.

18 Nov 2018 9:54 AM IST

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Most salmonella resistant to different antibiotics: Study

The symptoms are diarrhoea, fever, stomach cramps, and vomiting.

12 Nov 2018 12:40 PM IST

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Insufficient antibiotics available for cystic fibrosis patients: Study

Cystic fibrosis affects about 70,000 people worldwide.

7 Nov 2018 2:04 PM IST