The invention of antibiotics can be called a revolution in medicine. Many diseases, tormented humanity for centuries and carrying the death, have become commonplace, as the common cold. However, soon after the emergence of new powerful drugs, a lot of diseases became quite treatable.
The facts about antibiotics:
- Although the term “antibiotic” is often used to refer to all antimicrobial agents, antibiotics are the true agents formed by microorganisms or derived semi-synthetic methods.
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Posted: December 7th, 2011
The second half of the twentieth century can be called an antibiotic era and it is no exaggeration: the number of lives saved by antibiotics, have long crossed the one billion! About their miraculous power there are a lot of legends, but the blasphemy against them, we hear no less. This stems from a superficial knowledge provoking unjustified expectations, and therefore – and the numerous accusations of antibiotics in the troubles for which they actually do not bear the responsibility.
Day by day thousands of people buy antibiotics. A lot of people prefer to order antibiotics online via specialized pharmacy shops.
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Posted: October 16th, 2011
In its message on World Health Day 2011, the WHO urged intensified global commitment to safeguard antibiotics for future generations. Growing resistance by microbes to antibiotics threatens the continued effectiveness of many medicines. WHO therefore made antimicrobial resistance the theme of this year’s World Health Day.
“The time for sustained action is now, since we are slowly but surely moving towards a reversion to the dreadful pre-antibiotic era”, said Samlee Plianbangchang, WHO’s Regional Director for South-East Asia. “If that happens, death and disease due to untreatable infectious diseases will become the biggest obstacle to poverty alleviation, development, and global efforts to make the world a better and more healthy place”.
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Posted: May 3rd, 2011
The percentage of children who received antibiotics for acute otitis media (AOM) did not change significantly after a 2004 clinical practice guideline recommended “watchful waiting” for certain patients, according to data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). However, analgesic prescribing increased 71% after the guideline strongly recommended treating pain associated with AOM. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 30th, 2010
Antibiotics are known to cause digestive issues, but could they be making Americans fat? Dana Ullman, expert in homeopathic medicine, covered this issue in an article on the Huffington Post. He said scientific literature shows antibiotics play a role in weight gain, and suggested homeopathic treatments as a safe, effective way to avoid antibiotics.
He noted as far back as 1955 research showed weight gain may be linked to prolonged antibiotic usage. He said it is well known among farmers that livestock who ingest a lot of antibiotics experience disruption in the digestive tracts causing their food to not properly assimilate, leading to significant weight gain. Healthy bacteria in the gut help animals (and humans) metabolize fat, but antibiotic usage can disrupt proper fat metabolism.
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Posted: March 25th, 2010