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fromNature
19 hours ago

Street sellers and private physicians fuel antibiotic overuse

Rampant antibiotic overprescription and unauthorized sales in Ghana are driving rising bacterial resistance, including resistance to carbapenems used for severe infections.
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Medicine
fromNature
19 hours ago

Antibiotics look like any other drugs - and that's a problem

People often cannot identify antibiotics, leading to incorrect use and undermining efforts to minimize antimicrobial resistance.
Medicine
fromNature
19 hours ago

The fightback against antimicrobial resistance starts at home

Antimicrobial resistance can be slowed by using antibiotics correctly, while reducing misuse and supporting development of effective new drugs.
Medicine
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Can a digital tablet cut back a country's overuse of antibiotics?

A digital diagnostic tool reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in Rwandan clinics from 71% to 25% without compromising patient health outcomes.
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fromTasting Table
2 months ago

Wendy's Has A Specific Goal For Its Beef, Which It Hopes To Reach By 2030 - Tasting Table

According to their website, the target is to ensure that by 2030, all of their beef in America and Canada "will be sourced from suppliers that prohibit the routine use of medically important antibiotics". This is a part of Wendy's commitment to sourcing beef responsibly - a long-standing mission that dates back to 2001, when they set up the Animal Welfare Council.
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