|
|
A new study finds that using antibiotics as an initial treatment is safe, effective and can help some appendicitis patients avoid surgery.
Sinus infections are drippy and painful — an all-around headache, quite literally. When symptoms arise, patients often rush to the doctor for a prescription, usually an antibiotic, to put an end to the suffering.
Percent of prescriptions for antibiotics written for patients aged 14 and under in 2007-08 that were for five upper respiratory infections — sore throat, common cold, ear infection, bronchitis and sinus infection — that are typically caused by viruses and do not require treatment with antibiotics. That prescription rate marks a 24% decline since 1993-94, [...]
Millions of pounds of tainted Chinese honey are likely making their way onto U.S. store shelves, according to an investigation by Food Safety News (FSN). The online daily news site reports that Chinese honeymakers are laundering their products through other Asian nations, including India, Vietnam and Malaysia, in order to smuggle it into the U.S.
Cranberries are a healthy food choice—full of possible cancer-fighting antioxidants—but what other benefits does the bittersweet bog berry hold? Some studies have shown that cranberries are as effective as antibiotics in preventing and treating painful urinary tract infections (UTIs), while others found they have very little benefit. The latest analysis finds that cranberries are less [...]
The German E. coli outbreak has slipped from the news recently, as the rate of new cases and deaths has slowed. But it’s not over yet. On Thursday federal health officials announced that the death of a man in Arizona from a severe E. coli complication may be linked to the German outbreak. If so, [...]
You’re going to want to wash your hands after you read this post. Author Maryn McKenna, or “Scary Disease Girl,” as she’s known to her colleagues, talks about MRSA — a potentially lethal bug that has jumped from hospitals into the wider population and now kills 19,000 Americans a year.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) has always been a bit of a mystery.
Antibiotic-resistant bugs have been around almost as long as antibiotics, and health officials have long warned about the looming danger of superstrains — bacteria that are impervious to all of our available antibiotic medications.
Researchers have all kinds of sophisticated ways of tracking antibiotic resistant bacteria. Like biological CSI investigators, they use the bugs’ genetic fingerprints and knowledge of their favorite host haunts to learn more about how the bugs manage to thwart our pharmaceutical defenses, and how worried we should be that these drug-based barriers are reaching their [...]
Tired of your mindless treadmill routine and all that running leading nowhere? Consider mixing up your fitness plan, with more and more gyms offering unique classes for workouts that are effective — and fun.
