Children who received multiple antibiotic courses between birth and 2 years of age had a higher risk of developing asthma, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and intellectual disability ...

This article will discuss the most common antibiotics used to treat UTIs, how they work, their side effects, and more. Macrobid and Macrodantin (nitrofurantoin) are effective against most bacteria ...

A new analysis by Charles River Associates, commissioned by European industry group EFPIA, suggests that a proposed reward system for antibiotic developers could be significantly cheaper for EU ...

The selection of patients, duration of therapy, and combination with other drug categories are key factors in optimizing antibiotic use for acne vulgaris, helping to minimize their contribution to ...

Antibiotics help kill bacteria that cause infections. However, they also kill beneficial bacteria, leading to gastrointestinal issues and, in some cases, IBS. The effect of antibiotics on the ...

Pneumonia is treated by addressing the source of the infection. Antibiotics may be used to treat a bacterial cause, while antivirals may be used for viral infections like influenza. If the cause ...

Common antibiotics include penicillins, such as amoxicillin, and other types including cephalosporins (like cefalexin), or tetracyclines (like doxycycline). Antibiotics are medicines that are used to ...

Daria Van Tyne did not expect to see changes in a population of bacteria taken from her hospital in Pennsylvania, in the United States. Her hunch was wrong, but the results of her recent study ...

How to improve gut health after antibiotics Elena Panzeri sends me away with a long list of foods to include in my diet. I need more fibre to feed my good bacteria – no surprise there. Many are ...

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing health threat, but its evolution outside laboratory settings is poorly understood. Bacteria living in the human gut are now found to evolve ...

Even in acute cases, Lyme can be devastating; but early treatment with antibiotics can prevent chronic symptoms like heart and neurological problems and arthritis from developing. Scientists from ...

There is even scientific debate about whether the bacteria and infection persist after antibiotic treatment. “It’s just fundamentally different from basically all other disease-causing agents ...