The work was supported by grants from the Wenner-Gren Foundations, the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund (the Fund of the Hedda and John Forssman Foundation), the Sten K Johnsson Foundation, the ...

From strep throat to urinary tract infections (UTIs), we've all benefited from the modern medical marvel of antibiotics. But ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are those that can be bought without a prescription and are used for treating conditions like common cold and cough, heartburn, constipation, diarrhea, headaches, etc.

One of the pillars of modern medicine is showing its cracks, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. Antibiotics have turned once-deadly infections into minor inconveniences.

Diarrhea is one of the most common side effects of taking antibiotics, though it tends to be mild. Sometimes, antibiotics can cause bacterial infection with Clostrioides difficile (C.diff), leading to ...

Using antibiotics unnecessarily or excessively is known as antibiotic overuse. Some effects of overuse can include an increased risk of antibiotic-resistant infections and other antibiotic-related ...

“Because we humans are big and clever enough to produce and utilize antibiotics and disinfectants, it is easy to convince ourselves that we have banished bacteria to the fringes of existence. Don't ...

About half of women and more than one in 10 men will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, with many people experiencing recurrent UTIs. These common bacterial infections, which can ...

If there’s a point where antibiotics are no longer effective, one expert says we’re “already there.” MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is multi-drug-resistant strain—ubiquitous in ...

Similar outcomes in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) suggest that antibiotics selected by Gram staining were noninferior to those based on guidelines and also significantly ...