An oral antibiotic tablet used to treat common eye infections may prove an effective medicine for a sexually transmitted bug that has become resistant to usual recommended treatment, suggest doctors ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a survey, 43% of respondents reported nonprescription antibiotic use, 16% within the last year. Patients who ...

During a typical day at a clinic in rural Rwanda, nurses can see 60 patients a day. Adults and children line up with injuries, coughs and fevers, often after traveling many miles. "Nurses are very ...

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 bacteria ...

For the first time, researchers have analysed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in ...