Research from the CDC suggests 30% of antibiotic prescriptions are not needed. Coughing, headaches, runny noses. Nobody likes to feel sick, so they turn to a doctor for advice. With people more ...

Some studies indicate an association between antibiotic use, sadness, and how people process emotions. More research is necessary to fully understand the implications or reach a reliable conclusion.

“Vaccines and antibiotics have made many infectious diseases a thing of the past; we've come to expect that public health and modern science can conquer all microbes. But nature is a formidable ...

Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, infectious diseases were rampant. Communicable diseases were the most common cause of death, and the average lifespan was about 47 years old. However, this ...

The fast food restaurant chain will continue to bar the use of antibiotics used to treat people but will permit the use of animal antibiotics. By Victor Mather The fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A ...

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It’s characterized by chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. There’s no cure for Crohn’s, but medications including antibiotics may help ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the difference between antibiotics and antivirals? -- A.T.G. ANSWER: Antibiotics are an effective treatment for bacteria. Some antibiotics are very broad, meaning that they can ...