#EssentialOil of clove: Better alternative to #antibiotics for treatment of bacterial infections
https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Nov-2023/essential-oil-of-clove-better-alternative-to-antibiotics-for-treatment-of-bacterial-infections
https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Nov-2023/essential-oil-of-clove-better-alternative-to-antibiotics-for-treatment-of-bacterial-infections
The Nation
Essential oil of clove: Better alternative to antibiotics for treatment of bacterial infections
Bacteria are responsible for a number of serious infections that may be life-threatening. Skin and soft tissue, post-operative, respiratory tractand urinary
Which Natural #Antibiotics Are the Most Effective?
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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/natural-antibiotics-most-effective-170740030.html?
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Yahoo Life
Which Natural Antibiotics Are the Most Effective?
Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacterial infections. You might need them if you have strep throat or a urinary tract infection (UTI). Antibiotic use is common in modern medicine, but some people have been using antibiotics from natural sources for centuries.
Doctors are told to stop dishing out common antibiotic in crackdown sparked by warnings over suicide risk and 'irreversible' harm
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12992515/Doctors-told-stop-dishing-common-antibiotic.html
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12992515/Doctors-told-stop-dishing-common-antibiotic.html
Mail Online
Doctors told to stop dishing out common antibiotic
Fluoroquinolones have, in recent years, been linked to tendon rupture, nerve, joint and muscle pain, fatigue, insomnia and gut problems.
Talia Smith, 44, was hospitalized in April 2021 after taking three pills of ciproflocaxin, also known as Cipro, from the #fluoroquinolones class of #antibiotics.
She said it felt like a 'bomb went off' in her body and five months later her condition had deteriorated until she could not even lift her arms above her head and was moved to hospice care weighing just 60 pounds.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13111327/young-mother-unable-walk-antibiotic-pills-uti.html
She said it felt like a 'bomb went off' in her body and five months later her condition had deteriorated until she could not even lift her arms above her head and was moved to hospice care weighing just 60 pounds.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13111327/young-mother-unable-walk-antibiotic-pills-uti.html
Mail Online
Young mother is left unable to walk by three UTI antibiotic pills
Talia Smith, 44, from Norwood, Massachusetts, was left in excruciating pain and unable to walk after she was prescribed a common antibiotic for a UTI and had extreme, rare side effects.
#Floxing, a dangerous reaction to commonly prescribed #antibiotics
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WPXI
‘Floxing,’ a dangerous reaction to commonly prescribed antibiotics
The owner of a local golf course tells Channel 11 that six doses of antibiotics are all it took to change his life forever.
Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge
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https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2024/03/chick-fil-a-backtracks-from-its-no-antibiotics-in-chicken-pledge/
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https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2024/03/chick-fil-a-backtracks-from-its-no-antibiotics-in-chicken-pledge/
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Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge
ATLANTA (AP) — The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production. Instead, the company said in a…
A recent study of over 17,000 hospitalized adult patients who were treated for pneumonia across 48 hospitals reported that 12% of them received a pneumonia diagnosis even though they did not have any lung infection.
The researchers further observed that older patients with dementia who were in an altered mental state were at the highest risk of being misdiagnosed with pneumonia and being put on a full antibiotic regimen, which could be harmful to them.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2024/03/30/doctors-commonly-misdiagnose-older-patients-with-pneumonia-study/?sh=47f689d87916
The researchers further observed that older patients with dementia who were in an altered mental state were at the highest risk of being misdiagnosed with pneumonia and being put on a full antibiotic regimen, which could be harmful to them.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2024/03/30/doctors-commonly-misdiagnose-older-patients-with-pneumonia-study/?sh=47f689d87916
Forbes
Doctors Commonly Misdiagnose Older Patients With Pneumonia: Study
A recent JAMA study of over 17,000 hospitalized adult patients who were treated for pneumonia across 48 hospitals in Michigan reported that 12% of them were misdiagnosed.
Large study finds #antibiotics aren't effective for most lower tract respiratory infections
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-large-antibiotics-effective-tract-respiratory.html#google_vignette
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Medicalxpress
Large study finds antibiotics aren't effective for most lower tract respiratory infections
Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs even if a bacterial infection was present, finds a large, prospective study of people who sought treatment in U.S. ...
Mom, 33, Disabled After Antibiotic Causes Toxic 'Floxing' Reaction: 'Like a Bomb Had Gone Off in My Body'
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https://people.com/fluoroquinolone-toxicity-floxing-disabled-mom-exclusive-8635029
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https://people.com/fluoroquinolone-toxicity-floxing-disabled-mom-exclusive-8635029
Peoplemag
Mom, 33, Disabled After Antibiotic Causes Toxic 'Floxing' Reaction: 'Like a Bomb Had Gone Off in My Body' (Exclusive)
Hailey Sebert, a mom of 2, was prescribed levofloxacin for a tooth infection, which resulted in her being disabled from fluoroquinolone toxicity, also known as ‘floxing.' She tells PEOPLE in this exclusive interview that she wants to spread awareness about…
Researchers found marked differences: treatment with piperacillin-tazobactam was associated with a 5 percent increase in 90-day mortality, more days on a ventilator, and more time with organ failure.
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https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-unexpected-hidden-dangers-of-a-common-antibiotic/
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https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-unexpected-hidden-dangers-of-a-common-antibiotic/
SciTechDaily
Scientists Uncover Unexpected Hidden Dangers of a Common Antibiotic
In emergency rooms and intensive care units nationwide, healthcare professionals must quickly decide on antibiotics for patients suspected of having severe infections. A recent study from the University of Michigan indicates that these rapid decisions could…
Most kids get #antibiotics for pink eye. Experts say they're not needed.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/kids-get-antibiotics-pink-eye-experts-say-not-needed-rcna159347 via @nbcnews
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NBC News
Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye. Experts say they're not needed.
Antibiotics don’t work at all on viruses — the most common cause of conjunctivitis.