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Antibiotic use rising for sick kids in low-resource nations

… by the children in the previous 2 weeks, and any medications used to treat the children. While most …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Women in Mali with bottles of antibiotics

Trial data support shorter drug-resistant TB regimen

… needed. A simpler regimen would ideally include only oral medications. Gavin Churchyard, MD, PhD, a TB expert at the …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria

Study links oral antibiotic use to colon cancer

… out there about the importance of using this class of medications well, and learning what is the best antibiotic …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Colon cancer

Reports: Tuberculosis R&D funding still falling short

… demand. The dissolvable, flavored forms of the oral medications have already been procured by 56 countries and …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Child with TB and doctor

Obesity, metabolic syndrome tied to risk of COVID infection, severity

… medical conditions, laboratory values, and the use of medications. "As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, continued …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Overweight man's belly

WHO experts weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine dose interval

… the two variants, as well as any possible impact on tests, medications, and vaccines. Other global headlines In its …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Vaccine syringe

Supply of opioid antidote naloxone strong during COVID-19

… (Pharmacies, hospitals, and EMS often acquire their medications, including naloxone, from third party …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Naloxone kit

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Sep 24, 2021

… (ESBL-E). To determine whether acid-suppressing medications are a risk factor for ESBL-E, the researchers …

Supply map created to predict drug shortages, find solutions (part 1 of 2)

… a drug shortage, make allocations, and find alternative medications, all of which take time, she added. As a …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Man taking warehouse inventory

WHO calls for more TB funds, shorter treatment for kids

… regimen, and will no longer need to take the injectable medications that have been linked to serious side effects, …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Tuberculosis patient exam

Aspirin may cut in-hospital COVID death but not need for organ support

… of an RCT on the effect of antiplatelet (blood-thinning) medications such as aspirin on survival and organ …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Older woman in hospital bed on oxygen

Obama names FDA chief, creates food safety panel

… children from unsafe over-the-counter cough and cold medications," Obama said. "And he's designed an award-winning …
Robert Roos
 

ALERT: What to make of the current regional uptick in H1N1 activity in Southeastern states

… is that (except in extremely rare cases), the antiviral medications oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) can …
Michael T. Osterholm
 

H1N1 lessons have been learned, but will they stick?

… such options as shelf-life extensions to make the medications available if needed. Supplies of surgical masks …
Kathleen Kimball-Baker
 

Senate hearing raises pandemic readiness, funding issues

… CDC's science and public health program, said antiviral medications are already on their way to states that have been …
Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos
 

What does the bump to phase 5 mean for your business now?

… their household's needs: extra food, water, prescription medications, a full tank of gas in the car, and, if possible, …
Michael T. Osterholm
 

NEWS SCAN: Pertussis in Utah, fungal meningitis outbreak, novel coronavirus probe, cantaloupe farm problems, Pakistan polio funds

… the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are testing pain medications and other materials used in the injections, and …
 

Amid widespread flu, CDC calls for more antiviral use

… today said doctors too often are failing to use antiviral medications that could help high-risk flu patients. "They …
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Elderly woman in hospital bed

IDSA seeks pathway to better diagnostic tests

… for which better tests are sorely needed, since antiviral medications are indicated for some forms but not for others. …
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Lab worker loading PCR samples

Countries scale up Ebola response, watch for cases outside Africa

… activities and to streamline the deployment of staff, medications, and equipment. New response steps in Liberia, …
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
Map of west Africa

Fourth Ebola patient airlifted to United States

… has sent a four-member mobile laboratory team, homeopathic medications, and food to assist Liberia with its outbreak …
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
Ebola PPE training

NEWS SCAN: Possible flu-fighting protein, H5N1 in Bangladesh, dengue and travel, polio loan, malaria drug-resistance, West Nile virus evolution

… also measured the parasites' responses to 13 different medications. After they identified 20 rapidly evolving loci …
 

News Scan for Jun 13, 2013

… and some sexually transmitted diseases and is one of the medications used to treat Lyme disease and malaria. The CDC …

News Scan for Jul 10, 2015

… pets, packing a travel health kit, avoiding counterfeit medications, and getting travel health and evacuation …

News Scan for Feb 02, 2017

… should consider both medical conditions and existing medications when prescribing NSAIDs for symptomatic acute …

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