antibiotics
AI Discovers Antibiotic for Acinetobacter baumannii
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a valuable tool in various fields, and healthcare is no exception. One significant way in which AI serves humanity is by aiding in the discovery of treatments for diseases. In a remarkable development, a ..
Tags: antibiotics • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Role of Lipids in Infectious Diseases
Scientists from IIT Bombay are exploring the possibility of using ‘biologically active lipid molecules’ as tools to explain their disease causing function. Lipids Lipid is a biomolecule that is capable of dissolving in non-polar solvents like hydrocarbons. Apart from being ..
Tags: antibiotics • Lipid • Mycobacterium tuberculosis • R&D
GoI: 5th Meeting of Task Force of Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients discuss Corona Virus
On February 18, 2020, the Ministry of Shipping and Chemical Fertilizers held the fifth meeting of Task Force. The Task Force discussed small, medium and large API units. Highlights The Ministry discussed on the availability of medicines and drugs to ..
Tags: antibiotics • Apis • Biopharmaceuticals • Corona virus • Diseases
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Antibiotics in Crops registered under Insecticide Act 1968
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, 10th December 2019 informed that Aureofungin, Kasugamycin, Validamycin, and Streptomycin+Tetracycline combination are the antibiotics that are registered under the ..
Tags: antibiotics • Environment • Insecticide Act 1968 • Lok Sabha • Minister of agriculture and Farmers welfare
Access to Antibiotics
The report by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in the US has made the following observations about the antibiotics and their access: Majority of the world’s annual 5.7 million antibiotic-treatable deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. In ..
Tags: Antibiotic resistance • antibiotics • CDDEP • Center for Disease Dynamics Economics & Policy • low income countries
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Shortage of Doctors in India
The report by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in the US has made the following observations about the healthcare system in India: India has a shortage of an estimated 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses. Lack of properly trained staff to ..
Tags: antibiotics • CDDEP • Center for Disease Dynamics Economics & Policy • shortage of doctors • USA