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Infected, not recovering? Blame it on the tandoori chicken!

Poultry farms are deploying antibiotics not to treat sick animals but to fatten them quickly.

23 July 2017 1:32 PM IST

Apart from cancer drugs, important medicines used in the treatment of diabetes, the government, thereby reduced the cost by an average of around 25 to 50 per cent.

NPPA slashes rate of 54 essential drugs by 55 per cent

The regulator has been fixing and modifying the prices of drugs.

8 March 2017 7:01 AM IST

Taking antibiotics for longer than is necessary increases the risk of resistance (Photo: Pixabay)

Finishing antibiotics course unnecessary, say experts

Researchers say patients are being put at unnecessary risk from antibiotic resistance when treated for longer than...

27 July 2017 3:27 PM IST

Ear infections are the top reason children are given antibiotics. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shorter treatment proves worse in case of ear infections

Shorter treatment also did not help prevent emergence of drug-resistant germs as researchers had hoped.

26 Dec 2016 3:50 PM IST

Appendicitis is currently treated through an operation to remove the appendix, known as an appendicectomy but only in severe cases as pills will work. (Photo: Pixabay)

Appendicitis can be cured using antibiotics rather than treatment

Acute non-complicated appendicitis can be easily treated with pills than getting operated

17 Feb 2017 6:44 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)

Long term antibiotic use linked to cancer-inducing polyps

The bugs that require antibiotics may induce inflammation, which is a known risk for the development of bowel cancer.

5 April 2017 8:50 PM IST

The government should take necessary steps to regulate responsible self-medication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Self-medication can be kiss of death: Experts

The adverse consequences of such practices should always be emphasized to the community and steps to curb it.

9 Dec 2017 1:07 PM IST