LEEDS, England: While antibiotics remain essential for treating infectious diseases, their global efficacy is declining owing to the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In response
To help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and the British Endodontic Society (BES) have produced a video to
As the threat of antimicrobial resistance to medication increases, researchers have been investigating the growing role of resistance genes in the human gut microbiome. Now,
“We screwed up, and we ought to say so and apologise. Doctors were handed the wonderful gift of antibiotics but are destroying them through indiscriminate
As the number of people who die from antibiotic-resistant germs continues to increase around the world, stable microbial diversity in clinical areas can counteract the
Plans to contain and control antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2040 are being launched by the Government. The Department of Health claims AMR has increased due to misuse
Common oral infections in older adults, such as candidiasis, can be prevented with ‘rechargeable’ bacteria-killing and fungi-killing dentures, designed by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University.
As antimicrobial resistance and the negative consequences of antibiotic use continue to spread, the Minnesota Dental Association (MDA), the Minnesota Department of Health, and the
Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that causes severe diarrhea,
The rate at which antibiotic prescriptions were filled declined 9% from 2010 to 2016, according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), indicating that
To combat antimicrobial resistance, physicians typically tell patients to complete their full courses of antibiotic treatment. Yet a team of researchers in the United Kingdom
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its Model List of Essential Medicines for 2017, grouping antibiotics into 3 categories—access, watch, and reserve—advising when each
