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[post_content] => This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week. WHO is encouraging all Member States, health partners, students and the public to join the campaign to help raise awareness of antibiotic resistance, with the aim of reducing the global use of antibiotics.
What is antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria alter in ways that make them resistant to antibiotics (WHO, 2016). Antimicrobial resistance - resistance to bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites - is one of the leading threats to public health through out the world.
The Society of Homeopaths advises its members to be fully aware of the implications of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage awareness of this problem within our local communities. We will continue to contribute to wider debates on this topic.
A growing body of evidenced-based research suggests that homeopathy can be used to prevent and treat acute otitis media (ear infections) (Bell & Boyer 2013; Fixsen 2013) and uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections (Zanasi et al. 2014; Jong et al. 2016; Ramchandani 2010; van Haselen et al. 2016). The society aims to raise awareness of the potential of homeopathy to reduce pain and distress and speed up recovery from uncomplicated infections in the safest and most effective way.
More information on WHO Antibiotics Awareness Week can be found on the WHO website: http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week
References:
Bell, I.R. & Boyer, N.N., 2013. Homeopathic medications as clinical alternatives for symptomatic care of acute otitis media and upper respiratory infections in children. Glob Adv Health Med, 2. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2013.2.1.007.
Fixsen, A., 2013. Should homeopathy be considered as part of a treatment strategy for otitis media with effusion in children? Homeopathy, 102(2), pp.145–150.
van Haselen, R. et al., 2016. The Effectiveness and Safety of a Homeopathic Medicinal Product in Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections With Fever: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Global Pediatric Health, 3, p.2333794X16654851. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959794/.
Hersh, A.L. et al., 2011. Antibiotic Prescribing in Ambulatory Pediatrics in the United States. PEDIATRICS, 128(6), pp.1053–1061.
Jong, M.C. et al., 2016. Effectiveness, safety and tolerability of a complex homeopathic medicinal product in the prevention of recurrent acute upper respiratory tract infections in children: a multicenter, open, comparative, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 11(1), pp.1–13. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40248-016-0056-1.
Ramchandani, N.M., 2010. Homoeopathic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in children: Evaluation of thirty case series. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 16(2), pp.101–108. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388109001017.
Zanasi, A. et al., 2014. Homeopathic medicine for acute cough in upper respiratory tract infections and acute bronchitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 27(1), pp.102–108. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pupt.2013.05.007.
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This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week. WHO is encouraging all Member States, health partners, students and the public to join the campaign to help raise awareness of antibiotic resistance, with the aim of reducing the global use of antibiotics.
What is antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria alter in ways that make them resistant to antibiotics (WHO, 2016). Antimicrobial resistance – resistance to bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites – is one of the leading threats to public health through out the world.
The Society of Homeopaths advises its members to be fully aware of the implications of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage awareness of this problem within our local communities. We will continue to contribute to wider debates on this topic.
A growing body of evidenced-based research suggests that homeopathy can be used to prevent and treat acute otitis media (ear infections) (Bell & Boyer 2013; Fixsen 2013) and uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections (Zanasi et al. 2014; Jong et al. 2016; Ramchandani 2010; van Haselen et al. 2016). The society aims to raise awareness of the potential of homeopathy to reduce pain and distress and speed up recovery from uncomplicated infections in the safest and most effective way.
More information on WHO Antibiotics Awareness Week can be found on the WHO website: http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week
References:
Bell, I.R. & Boyer, N.N., 2013. Homeopathic medications as clinical alternatives for symptomatic care of acute otitis media and upper respiratory infections in children. Glob Adv Health Med, 2. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2013.2.1.007.
Fixsen, A., 2013. Should homeopathy be considered as part of a treatment strategy for otitis media with effusion in children? Homeopathy, 102(2), pp.145–150.
van Haselen, R. et al., 2016. The Effectiveness and Safety of a Homeopathic Medicinal Product in Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections With Fever: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Global Pediatric Health, 3, p.2333794X16654851. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959794/.
Hersh, A.L. et al., 2011. Antibiotic Prescribing in Ambulatory Pediatrics in the United States. PEDIATRICS, 128(6), pp.1053–1061.
Jong, M.C. et al., 2016. Effectiveness, safety and tolerability of a complex homeopathic medicinal product in the prevention of recurrent acute upper respiratory tract infections in children: a multicenter, open, comparative, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 11(1), pp.1–13. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40248-016-0056-1.
Ramchandani, N.M., 2010. Homoeopathic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in children: Evaluation of thirty case series. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 16(2), pp.101–108. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388109001017.
Zanasi, A. et al., 2014. Homeopathic medicine for acute cough in upper respiratory tract infections and acute bronchitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 27(1), pp.102–108. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pupt.2013.05.007.