Excessive Rates of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Pharmacology - Dec 14
Pharmacology
Between 2007 and 2017, children in eight lowand middle-income countries received, on average, 25 antibiotic prescriptions from birth through age five - up to five times higher than the already high levels observed in high-income settings. Many of the prescriptions are unnecessary and might exacerbate resistance.
Environment - Dec 12

Ecotoxicological effects of pesticides in stream sediments

Environment

In small watercourses in Swiss agricultural catchments, pesticides pose an ecotoxicological risk.

Environment - Dec 11

New material design tops carbon-capture from wet flue gases

Environment

Chemical engineers at EPFL have designed a material that can capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gasses better than current commercial materials.

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