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# Antibiotics

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# Coughs and sneezes
'GPs see a lot of coughs at this time of year': HSE warns people off antibiotics to treat coughs
The HSE is reminding people that most coughs should not be treated with antibiotics.
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Jan 2nd 2020, 3:31 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What is antibiotic resistance and why should we be concerned about it?
It’s here in Ireland, and we look at why.
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Nov 22nd 2019, 5:00 PM
# Antibiotics
Cranberry juice 'doesn't help clear urinary tract infections'
Put down the glass.
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May 9th 2018, 2:29 PM
# England
Man with world's first recorded case of treatment-resistant super-gonorrhoea cured
Drugs that are normally effective in treating the disease didn’t initially work for this man.
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Apr 20th 2018, 3:36 PM
Voices
Opinion: 'Antibiotics don't work for colds, coughs, sore throats or sinus infections'
We are taking more antibiotics than ever before at a time when antibiotic resistance is increasing and not enough new antibiotics are being developed, writes Daragh Connolly.
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Sep 28th 2017, 6:30 AM
# new research
Patients should be advised 'to stop treatment when they feel better' instead of full antibiotics course
Taking the full course doesn’t combat antibiotic resistance, according to a paper in the BMJ.
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Jul 27th 2017, 12:35 PM
# Superbugs
Explainer: What is Ireland doing to tackle antibiotic resistance?
Misuse and overuse of antibiotics are leading to a dangerous resistance.
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Jul 23rd 2017, 10:30 AM
# Superbug
Gonorrhoea 'sometimes impossible' to treat due to antibiotic-resistance - WHO
An estimated 78 million people are infected with gonorrhoea every year.
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Jul 7th 2017, 8:10 AM
# Superbugs
'Epidemics' of TB and pneumonia could hit Ireland due to antibiotic resistance
Misuse and overuse of medication will “almost certainly lead to a health crisis”, it has been warned.
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Mar 3rd 2017, 6:15 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you take antibiotics for a cold?
Pharmacists have issued a warning about misuse.
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Nov 13th 2016, 9:49 AM
# Superbugs
Use antibiotics as a 'quick fix' for a cold? It won't work and could be very damaging
Pharmacists have said misusing and overusing antibiotics is “one of the most significant threats to patient safety in Ireland”.
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Nov 13th 2016, 7:45 AM
# resistant
Doctors warn of 'end of the road for antibiotics' as drug-resistant superbug found in the US
Superbugs can be deadly, but not in all cases.
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May 27th 2016, 8:12 AM
# Superbugs
10 million people could die every year due to resistance to antibiotics
The overuse of antibiotics means common infections are becoming deadly.
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May 19th 2016, 9:06 AM
# mutant bacteria
'Urgent response' needed to tackle drug-resistant germs in Ireland's food chain
Drug resistant bacteria is recognised worldwide as one of the biggest potential threats to human health
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Dec 3rd 2015, 2:12 PM
# worrying
'Invincible' bacteria will make common diseases untreatable
Scientists say when the gene becomes global it will mean doctors will not be able to treat common diseases like pneumonia.
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Nov 19th 2015, 7:55 AM
# brown is beautiful
People around the world could make a tidy sum by sending one startup their soil
“It’s sort of like a lottery, but it’s going to save humanity at the same time.”
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Aug 15th 2015, 2:50 PM
# Marian Harkin
Resistance to antibiotics could be causing unnecessary deaths in Ireland
An Irish MEP has proposed that the use of the antibiotics without prescription be banned.
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May 20th 2015, 6:28 PM
# Drugs don't work
Antibiotics are creating superbugs
That’s the opposite of what they’re going for.
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Mar 25th 2015, 12:00 PM
# news wrap
Today's top stories in 6 seconds
Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.
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Jan 8th 2015, 1:00 PM
# MRSA
A new antibiotic could finally turn the tide against superbugs and drug-resistant infections
And it could be just start of the discovery of dozens of new antibiotics.
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Jan 8th 2015, 12:02 PM
# not good
Study: Irish people on medication still drink alcohol, even when they shouldn't
Researchers found that one in five people taking anti-depressants reported drinking heavily.
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Jul 3rd 2014, 8:07 AM
# Research
Kids who take antibiotics before their first birthday may be more likely to get asthma
The study also found that there is no link between babies using antibiotics and the development of allergies.
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May 15th 2014, 6:45 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you take antibiotics that weren't prescribed for you?
A warning has been issued this morning that the misuse of the drugs is leading to the rise of superbugs.
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May 1st 2014, 9:31 AM
# Resistance
Overuse of antibiotics is giving killer bugs free reign --- WHO
The UN health agency said the problem was becoming a global emergency.
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May 1st 2014, 7:45 AM
# Antibiotics
Ireland's casual attitude to antibiotics leading to 'alarming rise' in superbugs
A new campaign is being launched today to encourage better practice in relation to antibiotics among both doctors and patients.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 6:30 AM
# Medicine
Resistance crisis looms as antibiotics 'handed out like cough sweets'
Experts have called on global healthcare systems to take action in key areas.
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Nov 17th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Tragedy
Hospital apologises for death of 8-year-old boy
Richard De Souza presented to the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise with chicken pox in 2011. He was discharged but died 18 hours later.
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May 8th 2013, 1:43 PM
# bacteria
Infant antibiotic use may have implications for allergies, asthma and obesity - study
A new Irish study has shown that antibiotic use can reduce the number of bacteria in the intestines of children.
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Jan 2nd 2013, 12:27 PM
# sitdown sunday
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Dec 23rd 2012, 10:30 AM
# Drugs
Taking antibiotics for colds and flu is pointless - pharmacists
Pharmacists have warned that overuse of antibiotics is a major public health threat – and that we could eventually run out of effective antibiotics.
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Nov 21st 2012, 2:29 PM
# INFECTIONS
One in 20 patients has hospital acquired infection
5.2 per cent of patients get infection within two days of admission, after a medical device was inserted or after surgery.
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Nov 19th 2012, 12:42 PM
# gonorrhoea
WHO warns urgent action needed to prevent spread of 'untreatable' gonorrhoea
The World Health Organisation has warned of the spread of an untreatable strain of gonorrhoea which could potentially effect millions of people.
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Jun 7th 2012, 11:12 AM
# Antibiotics
HSE wages war on unnecessary antibiotics use
The Health Service Executive is urging people not to take antibiotics when they aren’t necessary – because it can lead to infections and antibiotic resistance.
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Nov 18th 2011, 8:24 AM
# Health
Visiting restrictions remain in place at Limerick hospital
There are visiting restrictions at Limerick’s Mid Western Regional Hospital following the outbreak of a antibiotic-resistant bacterium.
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Mar 16th 2011, 9:02 PM