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Woman goes blind in one eye and chunks of her skin peel after suffering a horrific reaction to antibiotics -despite telling doctors in Turkey that she was allergic to them Cilem Kelleci, 31, suffered an allergic reaction to antibiotics in Turkey She felt huge lumps of skin falling off her body and lost her vision … Read more
Earlier this year it was reported that Alana Cutland, a 19-year-old Cambridge University student,pictured, jumped to her death from a light aircraft 5,000 feet over Madagascar in July 2019 after taking doxycycline for 11 days Becky Goodwin remembers very clearly the moment earlier this year when she reached her lowest point. The 30-year-old had just … Read more
Alicia Silverstone has received criticism over the years for choosing to raise her son Bear Blu on a strictly plant-based diet. But the Clueless star, 44, recently revealed that her son is ‘such an example of health’ that he has ‘never’ needed ‘medical intervention’ in all his nine years. ‘This is a child who is plant based. … Read more
‘The plot thickens!’ Bachelorette host Osher Günsberg questions why Adrian Baena appears to be drinking alcohol in a hot tub with Becky Miles… moments after pulling out of a group date because he was ‘on antibiotics’ By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:31 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 15:43 BST, 22 October … Read more
Having an operation to remove your appendix may become a thing of the past after a study found antibiotics are just as effective as the surgery. Doctors split 1,500 patients who suddenly fell ill with appendicitis, which makes the organ swollen and painful, into two groups. One received a course of antibiotics, while the others … Read more
After being prescribed antibiotics for a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), Adam Sawczuk was expecting to bounce back to health within days. He’d had stabbing pain and a dull ache in his groin for more than a week. ‘My GP decided to prescribe stronger fluoroquinolone antibiotics [called ofloxacin] after a seven-day course of a milder … Read more
More than half of patients newly hospitalized with the novel coronavirus received unnecessary antibiotics, a new study suggests. Researchers found that 96.5 percent of patients only had the viral infection, making the drugs unhelpful to them. People who received antibiotics tended to be older, have lower body mass indexes and more visible signs of infections … Read more
Honey ‘beats antibiotics’ for curing coughs or colds: New research shows the sweet goo is more effective than medication Oxford University experts said patients should have honey instead of antibiotics ‘Nectar of the Gods’ is filled with anti-microbial compounds put there by bees The study found it reduced the frequency of coughing by 36 per … Read more
Restrictions on the use of antibiotics on British farm animals ‘were watered down to help post-Brexit US trade deal’ Campaigners accuse UK ministers of giving themselves ‘blank slate’ on safety rules so they can clinch post-Brexit deal with the US Rules in force from January ‘will no longer refer to hundreds of medicines currently restricted or … Read more
‘Let 999 crews treat sepsis’: Thousands of patients suffering from blood poisoning could be saved if paramedics gave intravenous antibiotics, study finds Sepsis UK death rate of 44,000 a year is halved if treatment starts within an hour Researchers say lives could be saved if paramedics are trained to use antibiotics There are no national guidelines … Read more