Children who received multiple antibiotic courses between birth and 2 years of age had a higher risk of developing asthma, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and intellectual disability ...

Short-term ciprofloxacin use in healthy adults induces persistent antibiotic resistance in gut bacteria, with gyrA mutations arising independently across species and persisting for over 10 weeks.

A new analysis by Charles River Associates, commissioned by European industry group EFPIA, suggests that a proposed reward system for antibiotic developers could be significantly cheaper for EU ...

A Victorian illness has re-emerged with deadly antibiotic resistance, according to new research. Typhoid fever is a highly contagious bacterial infection caused by contaminated food or water.

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 ...

No, it’s not a fever dream. A deadly disease that toppled ancient civilizations is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, posing a significant threat in certain parts of the world.

Daria Van Tyne did not expect to see changes in a population of bacteria taken from her hospital in Pennsylvania, in the United States. Her hunch was wrong, but the results of her recent study ...

How to improve gut health after antibiotics Elena Panzeri sends me away with a long list of foods to include in my diet. I need more fibre to feed my good bacteria – no surprise there. Many are ...

These strains are resistant to multiple antibiotics, including newer ones like fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins. According to a study, "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can ...

Piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the current gold standard treatment.

An antibiotic that is commonly used to treat pneumonia rid mice of Lyme disease at a dose 100 times lower than the standard antibiotic therapy. This smaller dose, combined with the drug’s ...

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing health threat, but its evolution outside laboratory settings is poorly understood. Bacteria living in the human gut are now found to evolve ...