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Category: Antibiotics

Antibiotics, Nutrition, Prevention

What should you eat after you’ve been on antibiotics? And can probiotics and prebiotics get your gut back to normal?

July 19, 2021

There is emerging evidence that combining specific probiotics and prebiotics can increase the beneficial effects of both

Antibiotics, Fungal Infections, Infectious Disease

Fungal infections worldwide are becoming resistant to drugs and more deadly

July 1, 2021

Most fungal infections worldwide are caused by a genus of fungi called Candida, particularly the species called Candida albicans.

Antibiotics, Infectious Disease

How do you know if you’re getting the right antibiotic?

January 22, 2020

Pending test results, doctors usually start with antibiotic that is most likely to be work. This is called empiric therapy and is the “best guess” treatment.

Antibiotics, Seniors

Poll reveals risky use of antibiotics by some older adults

November 26, 2019

One in five seniors reported using leftover antibiotics without consulting their physician.

Antibiotics, Drugs, Infectious Disease

Drug-resistant infections could destroy our way of life – a new report warns

November 12, 2019

Our defenses against infection are wearing thinner, and the microbes are getting stronger. The new report lays out a four-step strategy to confront the crisis.

Antibiotics

‘Superbug gene’ found in the high arctic

January 28, 2019

The resistance genes that were found in Arctic soils that were likely spread in the fecal matter of birds, other wildlife and human visitors to the area.

Antibiotics, Infectious Disease, Influenza/Flu, Lungs

Why you shouldn’t take antibiotics for colds and flu

December 29, 2018

So as winter approaches, rather than rushing out to your doctors at the first sign of a sniffle, try and ride it out.

Antibiotics, Child Health, Drugs, Methods

What’s a clinical trial?

December 9, 2018

How can doctors work out what treatments actually work? Here’s where a type of study called a clinical trial is useful.

Antibiotics, Drugs

Costco moves to cut use of antibiotics in agriculture

December 9, 2018

Costco, one of the largest food retailers in the country, has taken a major step to reduce the risk to human health posed by antibiotic use in agriculture. 

Alternative Medicine, Antibiotics

Probiotics not helpful for young children with diarrhea, study

December 4, 2018

A probiotic treatment did not show any benefit for young children brought to the hospital with acute gastroenteritis.

Antibiotics, Drugs

Five of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years

September 3, 2018

Antibiotic resistance risks returning us to an age where even simple cuts and scrapes can become deadly.

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