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Opioids: Generic naloxone nasal spray gets FDA nod to treat overdose

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday granted final approval of the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, commonly known as Narcan, a life-saving medication that can stop or reverse...

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Lyme disease: Prolonged courses of antibiotics can ‘lead to harmful health outcomes’, according to Canadian experts

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Prescribing prolonged courses of antibiotics for patients experiencing symptoms attributed to Lyme disease can lead to harmful health outcomes, says a new position paper by Canada’s infectious disease...

Opioid epidemic feeding HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and other infectious diseases

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The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, heart infections, and skin...

Combating antibiotic resistance: Baylor researcher’s new strategy

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A new strategy to combat antibiotic resistance has emerged from a study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. Published in the journal Molecular Cell, the report reveals for the first time...

Malaria treatment: Quinidine discontinued, Artesunate now first-line treatment for severe malaria in US

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CDC is issuing new guidance to clinicians for the treatment of severe malaria cases in the United States (U.S.). This change in treatment protocol is necessary because the only FDA-approved intravenous...

MS drug, Mayzent, receives FDA approval

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mayzent (siponimod) tablets to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting...

Chili’s and Maggiano’s Commit to Reducing Antibiotics in Chicken

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Chili’s and Maggiano’s parent company Brinker International has updated its animal welfare standards to include a commitment to working toward elimination of the use of medically important antibiotics...

Antibiotics: Polymyxin guidelines established, a last resort treatment

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An international panel of the foremost researchers on infectious disease and antimicrobials has formed new guidelines on the use of polymyxins, a class of antibiotics employed as a last resort to treat...

‘We’re quickly getting to a scary place that’s called a post-antibiotic world’: Researchers

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Antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment plants The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts of antibiotic resistant DNA. These products are often...

Xeljanz: FDA issues safety alert when given in higher doses in RA patients

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert today concerning the dosing of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug, Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR. A safety clinical trial found an increased risk...