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UK doctors and nurses issued warning about antibiotics for babies

UK doctors and nurses are being warned about the dangers of adverse reactions to babies that receive powerful antibiotic treatments.
The National Patient Safety Agency and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have drawn up new guidelines meant to aid doctors and nurses in the U.K. with decisions regarding antibiotics for babies.
Gentamicin, an antibiotic [...]

Experimental Vaccine Reduces Chances of Group B Strep Infections

Pregnant women carrying Group B strep bacteria may soon be able to reduce chances of passing along the bacteria to their babies if the vaccine is perfected and approved.
Group B strep bacteria is a leading cause of blood and brain infections in babies.  According to researchers, pregnant women who received the Group B Streptococcus vaccine [...]

Premature babies on antibiotics are at risk of becoming deaf

Genetic researchers at the Institute of Child Health in London revealed a report claiming that antibiotics used to treat infections in premature babies put them at a high risk of turning deaf.
The prime antibiotic in focus is aminoglycosides. Aminoglycosides, categorised as “broad spectrum” drugs, are powerful antibiotics used to treat infections in premature babies. These [...]