Antibiotic Resistance
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Canada introduces new guidelines to tackle antimicrobial resistanceIn response to the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance, Canada announced the distribution of national prescribing guidelines to optimize the use of antibiotics.HealthMay 17
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Visits suspended at N.B. hospital unit due to antibiotic-resistant infectionAll visits are temporarily suspended for the internal medicine and telemetry unit at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton, N.B. amid an outbreak of VRE.HealthNov 30, 2022
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‘Silent pandemic’: Antimicrobial resistance a growing threat to Canadians, experts sayA rising threat of superbugs, caused by antimicrobial resistance, has become a 'silent pandemic' contributing to thousands of deaths every year in Canada, experts say.HealthNov 30, 2022
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Joint research on soil bacteria via McMaster University shows potential for anti-malaria drugA study from the DeGroote Institute and University of Hamburg may have stumbled on a new antimalarial compound.HealthNov 1, 2021
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Manitoba doctors increasingly prescribing antibiotics inappropriately, study findsThe over-prescription of antibiotics was more common among older doctors and doctors who saw more patients on a daily basis, the study found.HealthOct 19, 2021
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How antibiotic resistance has an impact on future diseasesTen million deaths per year by 2050 related to antimicrobial resistance — that’s what a large British study, conducted in 2014, predicts if the current trend continues.CommentaryJan 25, 2021
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Prescribing babies fewer antibiotics has led to lower asthma rates: B.C. studyChildhood asthma rates have fallen as doctors prescribe infants fewer unnecessary antibiotics, Canadian researchers have found.Jun 19, 2020
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As superbugs grow stronger, Nova Scotia health experts encourage judicious use of antibioticsAs superbugs grow in strength and number, Nova Scotia health experts are encouraging the public to take a second look at their use of antibiotics.HealthNov 20, 2019
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How superbugs and antibiotic resistance will make common medical procedures harderGiving patients antibiotics is standard care before many operations and medical procedures, experts say. So what happens if they no longer work as well?HealthNov 17, 2019
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Pakistan begins vaccinating against ‘superbug’ typhoid that has infected 11,000An outbreak of drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan has infected around 11,000 people since 2016.HealthNov 15, 2019
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