Eyad Abuelgasim

Resistance is Futile: Why Antibiotic Overprescribing Remains a National and Global Problem

Resistance is Futile: Why Antibiotic Overprescribing Remains a National and Global Problem

Antimicrobial resistance is a problem that we’ve known about for around 75 years now, with Alexander Fleming referring to it in his Nobel Prize speech way back in 1945. Since then the problem has become recognised internationally. It is estimated that around 700,000 people every year die from

By Eyad Abuelgasim
Mother’s smoking during pregnancy changes baby’s DNA

Mother’s smoking during pregnancy changes baby’s DNA

Smoking in pregnancy damages an unborn baby’s DNA – increasing its risk of smoking-related conditions in adulthood and a premature death, new research has found. The study serves as a caution for mother smokers, more than half of whom continue during pregnancy, say scientists. Mother’s smoking changes chemicals in

By Eyad Abuelgasim