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LOOKING FOR CLUES: Researchers study the impact of antibiotic overuse on viruses.

LOOKING FOR CLUES: Researchers study the impact of antibiotic overuse on viruses.

Antibiotics' overuse leads to superbugs, warn docs

Doctors say more and more viruses are growing resistant to antiviral antibiotics. Researchers believe overuse of antibiotics and incomplete followup of prescription is reducing the power of the drugs. As a result once curable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria are rapidly mutating into aggressive strains. India's already seen multi-drug resistant TB, but now in Florida, a case of extreme drug resistant TB has surfaced.

MONSOON WOES: About. Six thousand  cases of malaria have been reported iin Mumbai so far.

Tips on how to manage monsoon woes

There have been about six thousand reported cases of malaria in Mumbai this monsoon.

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DOC IS IN: Dr Amit Varma gives some important tips on the occasion of World Heath Day.

Doctor's prescription for a better future

On World Health Day, Dr Amit Varma discusses some big health scares that may occur in the future.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/doctors-prescription-for-a-better-future/62816-17.html

RAINIING DISEASES: At least five people have died due to dengue and malaria since last week in Mumbai.

Monsoon misery: Diseases hit Mumbai hard

Hospitals in Mumbai are reporting a spurt in the number of patients with dengue and malaria.

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