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In 2015, in the wake of the West African Ebola epidemic, Bill Gates issued a warning (summarised in a TED Talk): Of the killers…
Overuse of these drugs can be dangerous and contribute to bacterial resistance -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
[Epistemic status: I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around…
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical…
Mass is preserved. When you lose fat, where does the fat goes? It has to go somewhere. No, it is not transformed in “energy” or …
A recent paper suggests that patients would be better off stopping antibiotics when they feel better, instead of completing the…
Antibiotics save lives, but antibiotics can have negative effects. When patients have bacterial infections, we want to treat…
KOMMENTAR - „Nehmen Sie die, bis die Packung leer ist!“ Verhindert diese Regel Resistenzen oder begünstigt sie welche? Experten…
Im „British Medical Journal“ plädierten Kollegen neulich dafür, den Patienten beizubringen, Antibiotika nur noch so lange…
Worldwide, we are facing a major public health threat of superbugs and their increasing resistance to current antibiotics. Scient…
On numerous matters including food, health and the environment, experts are called upon to communicate the implications of…
Follow me on Twitter @JohnRossMD Antibiotic resistance is an emerging threat to public health. If the arsenal of effective…
New research on antibiotic resistance is dividing experts.
All your life, you’ve been told to finish a course of antibiotics, even if you’re feeling better. But now that antibiotic…
Antibiotics save lives, but antibiotics can have negative effects. When patients have bacterial infections, we want to treat…
Antibiotics and optimal duration of taking…
It’s commonly been stated that it’s important to finish your course of antibiotics (whether “your” refers to a person or animal)…
According to an article in the BMJ doctors have been advised to stop telling patients to finish the full course of antibiotics…
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical…
It’s a time-tested adage for prescribers and pill-poppers alike — if taking antibiotics, you must finish the course. But a…
As with most things, the answer is more complicated than it may at first seem. Up to now the official answer was simple …
Una publicación en el British Medical Journal propone que la duración de los tratamientos debería ser…
Secondo alcuni ricercatori britannici interrompere la terapia antibiotica non appena si inizia a star meglio ridurrebbe il…
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Evidence that finishing the course may fuel bacterial resistance will test our relationship with experts – and perhaps begin…
When knowledge advances, so should the advice doctors giveThe idea that we have a moral duty to complete any course of…
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Oxford researchers are among a group of infectious disease experts to argue that the advice that patients should complete a…
Resistance risk heightened by taking antibiotics for longer than needed, argue expertsRelated items from OnMedicaTackling…
Experts suggest patients should stop taking the drugs when they feel better rather than completing their prescriptionTelling…