Antibiotic resistance Need for action dec 2018
Posted 10 Dec, 2018 | Source: The Pharma Times News Bureau
India is among the world’s largest consumers of antimicrobial agents. This is a cause of extreme concern as we have reached a stage where there is wide spread resistance amongst most microbes to antibiotics.
Beat the Stigma and Discrimination
Posted 10 Dec, 2018 | Source: APN News
“Know your status” was the theme of the 30th anniversary of the World Aid’s Day that is celebrate. We have made significant progress since 1988, and now three in four person’s living with HIV know their status.
Climate change probable reason for H1N1 viral influenza
Posted 16 Nov, 2018 | Source: Express News Service
There has been an increasing number of H1N1 viral influenza cases along with cases of other infections such as dengue in the past few weeks in Karnataka.
Antibiotic resistance - Need for action
Posted 16 Nov, 2018 | Source: www.apnnews.com
“The time may come when penicillin can be bought by anyone in the shops. There is the danger that the ignorant man may easily under-dose himself and by exposing his microbes to non-lethal quantities of the drug make them resistant.” – Alexander Fleming at his 1945 Nobel Prize lecture
Virus within
Posted 14 Sep, 2018 | Source: Theweek
he seemingly spotless bed linen in a hospital could have millions of bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens. So could the door handles, light switches and toilet seats.
When drug goes bust
Posted 14 Sep, 2018 | Source: Theweek
The images on her television screen appeared like abstract collages. She struggled to make sense of the 'breaking news' at the bottom of the screen. Some of her friends and relatives 'unfriended' her for failing to recognise them at family functions.
Pregnant women with chicken pox have higher risk of complications
Posted 14 Sep, 2018 | Source: Express News Service
BENGALURU: My wife contracted chicken pox about 20 days ago, now no visible sores are present on her body. We were not intimate during this time. How many more days should I wait to avoid the risk of getting an infection? Also, I was planning to go to a beach over the weekend, is it advisable to sunbathe just after recovery from chicken pox?
What you should do to avoid falling ill this season
Posted 14 Sep, 2018 | Source: Etimes
With the sudden change in weather over the past few weeks, hospitals across the city are witnessing an increase in the number of viral fever cases, including viral gastroenteritis.
What and How about Zika virus
Posted 03 May, 2018 | Source: Health Technology
With the World Health Organization recently declaring Zika virus to be a Public Health Emergency of International concern, Bengaluru needs to be extra careful since it is the same mosquito that is known to spread dengue and chicken guinea.
