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Millions are dying from drug-resistant infections, global report says.

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Share IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Antibiotics may no longer work because the bacteria they are intended to kill is becoming resistant More than 1.2 million people died worldwide in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the largest study of the issue to date. This is more than the annual death toll from malaria or Aids. Poorer countries are worst affected but antimicrobial resistance threatens everyone's health, the report says. Urgent investment in new drugs and using current ones more wisely are recommended to protect against it. The overuse of antibiotics in recent years for trivial infections means they are becoming less effective against serious infections. People are dying from common, previously treatable infections because the bacteria that cause them have become resistant to treatment. UK health officials recently warned  antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was a "hidden pandemic"  that could emerge in the wake of ...

More than 1.2 million people died worldwide in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the largest study of the issue to date.

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This is more than the annual death toll from malaria or Aids. Poorer countries are worst affected but antimicrobial resistance threatens everyone's health, the report says. Urgent investment in new drugs and using current ones more wisely are recommended to protect against it. The overuse of antibiotics in recent years for trivial infections means they are becoming less effective against serious infections. People are dying from common, previously treatable infections because the bacteria that cause them have become resistant to treatment. UK health officials recently warned  antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was a "hidden pandemic"  that could emerge in the wake of Covid-19 unless antibiotics were prescribed responsibly. Particularly deadly The estimate of global deaths from AMR, published in  the Lancet , is based on an analysis of 204 countries by a team of international researchers, led by the University of Washington, US. They calculate up to five million people died in...

Apple Music Vs. Spotify Vs. Tidal: Everything You Need To Know.

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Apple Music in action. Apple AAPL -0.3% has thrown its hat into the music subscription-service ring, but how do the numbers match up? Apple music After vacuuming up popular DJs, working on licensing deals right up to the wire and purchasing Beats Electronics for an astonishing sum, Apple Music is finally here.

Apple iOS 9 Vs iOS 8.

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Apple News is a major Flipboard rival – Image credit Apple This was somewhat glossed over in the keynote, but is vital to many: iOS updates will be drastically shrinking their space requirements so users can get them quickly and more easily.

Apple iOS 9 Vs iOS 8: What's The Difference?

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iOS 9 Proactive – image credit Apple Touchdown! Today Apple has officially unveiled iOS 9 and, despite a very similar appearance, the ninth edition of iOS comes jam packed with welcome changes from its troubled predecessor . So let’s get straight to it and break down exactly where Apple has made the biggest changes from iOS 8 and the benefits they will bring to your iPhones and iPads: Proactive Assistant In recent years Apple has made a conscious attempt to reduce its reliance on Google and the highlight of iOS 9 illustrates this strategy once more. Leaked late last week ‘ Proactive ’ is essentially Apple’s version of Google Now: an assistant which aggregates data across Siri, Contacts, Calendar, Passbook, and third-party apps to create contextually aware real-time information. This ranges from map directions before a meeting (taking into account current traffic conditions), boarding passes ahead of a flight and automa...

Nigerian American Artist Adejoke Tugbiyele’s ‘Queer African Spirit’.

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Adejoke Tugbiyele (Photo: Olubode Shawn Brown) The work of Nigerian-American activist and visual artist Adejoke Tugbiyele spans several media, including film, sculpture and works on paper. Known primarily for the handcrafted figures she assembles from repurposed materials, Tugbiyele’s art evokes themes of sexual identity and spirituality with respect to performative aspects of traditional Yoruba culture.

The Right Honourable, The Lord Adebowale.

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CBE Personal details Born Victor Olufemi Adebowale [ 1 ] 21 July 1962 (age 52) Nationality British Political party Crossbench Adebowale's voice Menu 0:00 from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs , 30 October 2011 [ 2 ] Problems playing this file? See media help . Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale , CBE (born 21 July 1962) is the Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and was one of the first to become a People's Peer .

Dotun Adebayo:British radio presenter, writer and publisher.

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Born Oludotun Adebayo 25 August 1960 (age 54) Lagos , Nigeria Other names The Referee Occupation Radio broadcaster, Writer Oludotun Adebayo MBE (born 25 August 1960) is a British radio presenter, writer and publisher. Adebayo, who is Nigerian-born, is best known for his work on Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live , as well as the obituary programme Brief Lives .

Diran Adebayo-British novelist, cultural critic.

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Born Oludiran Adebayo 30 August 1968 (age 46) Islington , London, England, UK Occupation Writer Nationality British Ethnicity Nigerian Education Malvern College Alma mater University of Oxford Website www .diranadebayo .com Diran Adebayo FRSL is a British novelist, cultural critic and academic best known for his stylish, inventive tales of London and the lives of African diasporans.