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[ad_1] Commonly used herbicides can cause bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics much more quickly. Researchers at New Zealand's University of Canterbury and Lincoln University have studied how large-scale industrial herbicides affect …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO – As scary as it may sound, a root canal is a fairly common dental procedure. But for a 60-year-old man, the procedure put his life at risk when …

[ad_1] Several studies in recent years have documented a significant amount of antibiotics prescribed in outpatients for respiratory infections usually caused by viruses and not requiring antibiotics. In emergency rooms, doctor's offices …

[ad_1]   Jeffrey A. Linder   Ebbing Lautenbach SAN FRANCISCO — Another large study has spotlighted the rampant overprescribing of antibiotics to outpatients. This one showed that one in five prescriptions is …

[ad_1] Another example would be the renewal of a prescription for someone taking antibiotics to treat acne, Linder said. But for the most part, he added, patients should be seen in the …

[ad_1] Bacteria attacked by a flock of bacteriophages. Graham Beards / Wikimedia Commons Bacterial infections remain a major threat to human and animal health. Worse still, the catalog of useful antibiotics is …

[ad_1] The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found a new way to search for vast repositories of compounds produced by microbes. (THIS IS TO SAY) As part of the search …

[ad_1] New York, Oct. 3 (PTI) In the search for new antibiotics and anticancer drugs, scientists have developed a computer algorithm that reduces the chances of simply rediscovering known compounds. The study, …

[ad_1] After more than a century of eliminating tiny, inflamed organs from the intestines, doctors have found that surgery may not be necessary after all. A simple antibiotic treatment can be just …

[ad_1] According to a study in Finland, most uncomplicated acute appendicitis can be treated with antibiotics and does not require surgery. This treatment has tipped the standard treatment against very common, painful …