China lowers antibiotics usage in 2017

[TaiShang]

China lowers antibiotics usage in 2017

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-06-17

Antibiotics for injection.[Photo/IC]

BEIJING -- The use of antibiotics in China dropped to 7.7 percent in outpatient services and 36.8 percent in inpatient services in 2017, according to the country's medical authority.

Guo Yanhong from the National Health Commission said that China has been improving its clinical drug use, and the overall situation of antibiotic resistance remains stable.

Resulting from the overuse of antibiotics, drug-resistant superbugs have become one of the major challenges for global public health.

Chinese authorities have required the strengthening of supervision and management in prescribing antibiotics for children, the elderly, and pregnant women.

Education and promotion of the correct use of antibiotics needs to be improved among medical personnels and the public, the commission said.

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This goes in contrast with the US opioid revolution.

@AndrewJin

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

China lowers antibiotics usage in 2017

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-06-17

Antibiotics for injection.[Photo/IC]

BEIJING -- The use of antibiotics in China dropped to 7.7 percent in outpatient services and 36.8 percent in inpatient services in 2017, according to the country's medical authority.

Guo Yanhong from the National Health Commission said that China has been improving its clinical drug use, and the overall situation of antibiotic resistance remains stable.

Resulting from the overuse of antibiotics, drug-resistant superbugs have become one of the major challenges for global public health.

Chinese authorities have required the strengthening of supervision and management in prescribing antibiotics for children, the elderly, and pregnant women.

Education and promotion of the correct use of antibiotics needs to be improved among medical personnels and the public, the commission said.

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This goes in contrast with the US opioid revolution.

 

[Tshering22]

Excellent work by China.

Antibiotics are making humans weaker and destroying their immune systems.

Herbal and traditional medicines have helped develop and strengthen human immunity in our cultures.

It is best to avoid antibiotics as much as possible and use them only for emergencies.

 

[Quibbler]

Excellent work by China.

Antibiotics are making humans weaker and destroying their immune systems.

Herbal and traditional medicines have helped develop and strengthen human immunity in our cultures.

It is best to avoid antibiotics as much as possible and use them only for emergencies.

Please avoid psuedo science here. Blankets claims that "Antibiotics are making humans weaker and destroying their immune systems." and herbal medicines is the answer for all. Last 200 years, health indicators have increased manifold, mainly because of western medicine. Dont be as dismissive about them

 

[Tshering22]

Please avoid psuedo science here. Blankets claims that "Antibiotics are making humans weaker and destroying their immune systems." and herbal medicines is the answer for all. Last 200 years, health indicators have increased manifold, mainly because of western medicine. Dont be as dismissive about them

I would advise you not to blanket all western medicines as beneficial just because they tarnished the image of natural medicines to promote allopathy. In life-saving situations, antibiotics are useful. But most other times, due to the greed of pharma companies, all doctors are prescribing antibiotics for even smallest of ailments. Excessive use of them weakens human body over time and causes health issues as bacteria and virus develop resistance to such strong drugs over time.

Antibiotics are increasingly becoming a root cause of growing immunity weakness among humans and there have been studies conducted to prove the same. As germs get more and more resistant to strong anti-biotics, they are developing immunity which we are losing.

Here:
https://newatlas.com/antibiotics-counteract-immune-system/52457/

https://www.sciencealert.com/side-e...stem-damage-and-fewer-brain-cells-study-shows

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817141523.htm

In addition to these, there are many scientific papers which prove that antibiotics are actually weakening humans. Pseudo science? Corporate funded media is doing a lot of damage to the reputation of natural medicines. For example, I come from a mountain state where herbal medicines resolve most generic issues as they let us have better immunity on our own.

Compared to us, the residents of metro cities face terrible immunity issues.

 

[Quibbler]

Bacteria resistance is a problem. But that is the problem of modern business practices not western medicine. Its been a long time since western medicines has issued guidelines on antibiotic use. Dont get me wrong i am not against natural medicines. I have personally benefited from ayurveda where western medicine failed. But i find that it is wrong to deny western medicine of its achievements. It has doubled our life span (globally) over the last 200 years. And to claim that natural medicines could have achieved the same, i find as wishful thinking. I dont think natural medicines will ever be able to replace western medicine in the wide spectrum of illnesses they solve. But i do think that natural medicines will carve out niches in areas and sectors where they will dominate. But that will remain a small percentage.

Another area i would like to put some light on is - diagnostics. Modern machines under the paradigm of wester medicine has done absolutely marvellous work in diagnostics. Even if we don't know how to solve a disease only in 1 in 10 million cases do we not know what the cause is. Something i think that natural medicine in its own compulsion "to use natural tools" would never have and will never achieve.

I would advise you not to blanket all western medicines as beneficial just because they tarnished the image of natural medicines to promote allopathy. In life-saving situations, antibiotics are useful. But most other times, due to the greed of pharma companies, all doctors are prescribing antibiotics for even smallest of ailments. Excessive use of them weakens human body over time and causes health issues as bacteria and virus develop resistance to such strong drugs over time.

Antibiotics are increasingly becoming a root cause of growing immunity weakness among humans and there have been studies conducted to prove the same. As germs get more and more resistant to strong anti-biotics, they are developing immunity which we are losing.

Here:
https://newatlas.com/antibiotics-counteract-immune-system/52457/

https://www.sciencealert.com/side-e...stem-damage-and-fewer-brain-cells-study-shows

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817141523.htm

In addition to these, there are many scientific papers which prove that antibiotics are actually weakening humans. Pseudo science? Corporate funded media is doing a lot of damage to the reputation of natural medicines. For example, I come from a mountain state where herbal medicines resolve most generic issues as they let us have better immunity on our own.

Compared to us, the residents of metro cities face terrible immunity issues.

 

[Tshering22]

Bacteria resistance is a problem. But that is the problem of modern business practices not western medicine. Its been a long time since western medicines has issued guidelines on antibiotic use. Dont get me wrong i am not against natural medicines. I have personally benefited from ayurveda where western medicine failed. But i find that it is wrong to deny western medicine of its achievements. It has doubled our life span (globally) over the last 200 years. And to claim that natural medicines could have achieved the same, i find as wishful thinking. I dont think natural medicines will ever be able to replace western medicine in the wide spectrum of illnesses they solve. But i do think that natural medicines will carve out niches in areas and sectors where they will dominate. But that will remain a small percentage.

Another area i would like to put some light on is - diagnostics. Modern machines under the paradigm of wester medicine has done absolutely marvellous work in diagnostics. Even if we don't know how to solve a disease only in 1 in 10 million cases do we not know what the cause is. Something i think that natural medicine in its own compulsion "to use natural tools" would never have and will never achieve.

I am not against western medicine. My simple point is that China is taking a conscious effort in boosting natural health of human beings. Now that they have achieved a certain global standard in public and social hygiene, adapting natural medicines wherever possible will actually result in better life expectancy than chemical-based medicines.

We need to follow the suit and wrest the control away from big pharma companies for the sake of our future generations.