There has been a 17% drop in the number of prescriptions for antibiotics written by GPs in England over the past five years, latest figures show. But antibiotic-resistant infections are still rising – up 9% between 2017 and 2018, to nearly 61,000. Public Health England is urging the public to take antibiotics only when necessary.… Read More: Antibiotic use falling but resistant infections rising »
A double-sided tape designed to stick body tissue together after surgery has been inspired by the way spiders exude “glue” to catch their prey in the rain. Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology noticed how the spiders’ secretion absorbed water, helping to secure their next meal. The sticky tape does the same and was found… Read More: Spiders inspire double-sided sticky tape to heal wounds »
The fitness aficionado was just 18 years old when she suffered a mini stroke and heart attack, culminating in a heart transplant when she was 19. Due to unforeseen health complications nine years on, the Bray native’s heart began to fail again. And now at the age of 30, she is one of just two… Read More: ‘I had two heart transplants by the age of 30’ »
Since Bayer acquired Monsanto in 2018 for $ 63 billion, they’ve been grappling with lawsuits alleging their (formerly Monsanto’s) glyphosate-containing Roundup caused health problems, including cancer. Approximately 18,400 U.S. lawsuits from individuals alleging that glyphosate caused them to develop cancer have already been filed,1 but Bayer expects this to rise sharply. In a written statement… Read More: Number of Bayer Lawsuits May Increase to 45,000 »