Antibiotics
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Antibiotic-free meat to hit the shelvesDon’t want to eat pork pumped full of penicillin? Look for a smiling pig’s face on your next packet of bacon
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Patients demand them when they don’t need them, doctors prescribe them when they shouldn’t. We need to join forces to defeat a common enemyJust give me the script: the scourge of antibiotic misuse and the threat to us all
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US reports first case of bacteria resistant to antibiotic of last resort‘It is the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently,’ says Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after superbug infects Pennsylvania woman
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UK doctors told to halve inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions by 2020David Cameron reveals tough new targets to curb overuse of the drugs and cut resurgence of killer diseases
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Number of antibiotic prescriptions in England falls, figures showNHS Improvement says prescriptions by GPs for all types of antibiotic down by more than 2.6m compared with last year
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What we must do to avert antibiotic catastropheLetters: In the fight against drug resistance, companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer should not be let off the hook by focusing exclusively on the new and the innovative
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Online comparison tool aims to help GPs cut number of antibiotics prescribedSystem allows doctors to see how many drugs other surgeries hand out in effort to tackle growing problem of antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’
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Antimicrobial resistance: what you need to knowBacteria and other disease-causing microbes are becoming drug-resistant. We look at why this is and what can be done
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Antimicrobial resistance a 'greater threat than cancer by 2050'UK chancellor George Osborne to tell IMF that 10m people a year could die without radical action
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Mapping antibiotic resistance in real-timeAs the spread of ‘super bugs’ continues, open data can be used to pinpoint areas most at risk and help healthcare providers tackle the issue
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Antibiotics becoming ineffective at treating some child infectionsStudy finds overuse is to blame for bacteria becoming resistant to drugs in urinary tract infections caused by E coli
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How antibiotic resistance could wreak havoc on health, food and travelIn addition to the estimated 700,000 deaths caused by drug-resistant infections each year, the lack of new antibiotics could have serious extended consequences
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Antibiotic resistance is not theoretical: the threat is real and immediateOn the 61st anniversary of Alexander Fleming’s death, we are on the road back to where he started: the days of people dying from common infections and injuries
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In-N-Out Burger beefs up its promise of antibiotic-free meatThe burger chain is joining a small group of fast food restaurants committing to using antibiotic-free meat
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Early antibiotic use 'may predispose children to weight gain and asthma'University of Helsinki study says use of antibiotics in early years ‘may have long-term effects on the metabolic and immunological health of the child’
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Gonorrhoea could become untreatable, says chief medicDame Sally Davies asks GPs and pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing correct drugs after 16 cases of drug-resistant strain of STI this year
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The Guardian view on scientific discovery: be prepared