Infectious diseases, epidemiology, and social networks at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
In anticipation of World Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 14-18), we will be running a series of activities at Jurong Regional Library to teach children about bacteria, antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. Come join us at the library on Saturday Nov 12th and Sunday Nov 13th between 10am and 4pm!
The potential use of penicillin as a medical treatment was only realized years after its discovery. Although known as the ‘miracle drug’ in medicine, it has also proven to have some ‘miraculous’ benefits in the animal husbandry industry. In the early 1940s, food shortage became an increasing concern. With the discovery of penicillin, the livestock…
We now know that the warning that Sir Alexander Fleming gave during his Nobel Laureate speech in 1945, about Mr. and Mrs X’s self-medicating practices contributing to resistance of the bacteria with low dose penicillin, has indeed become a reality. Over the past 70 years, we have created an antibiotic resistance issue that is described…
Before jumping in on the flurry of hashtags, smiley faces, or any ice-bucket challenges that may come from the anticipated excitement of the first World Antibiotic Awareness Week between November 16th and 22nd, we wanted to explore some important facts about antibiotic resistance and why it requires more of our attention. The word “antibiotic” means…
While on a trip to Hong Kong, I’ve been reading A Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volume 1: Microeconomics, by Grady Klein and Yoram Bauman. Economics permeates many areas of public health, even for those of us who are not economists. Cost effectiveness analysis, which focuses on whether the gain achieved by introducing a new drug,…