As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global health concern, with millions of deaths occurring each year due to it, ...

A number of trials have been conducted with each of the three main antipneumococcal respiratory fluoroquinolones. In an open-label, noncomparative study, gemifloxacin (320 mg, once daily for 7 ...

Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE): This is one of the most common sun allergies, causing red, itchy rashes after sun ...

Some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhea, have ...

Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi, is evolving extensive drug resistance, making treatment challenging. Researchers ...

The antibiotics market generated sales of US$42 billion in 2009 globally, representing 46% of sales of anti-infective agents (which also include antiviral drugs and vaccines) and 5% of the global ...

A new study reveals that even short-term use of ciprofloxacin can cause persistent antimicrobial resistance in human gut ...

Many novel drugs are more relevant for subspecialists, but of the six first-in-class medications approved by the US Food and ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's leading causes of death, claiming the lives of more people than HIV / AIDS or ...

Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, ...

A new report looks at the antibiotic use policies at the nation’s biggest restaurant chains for the meat they serve. Here’s ...