An international team of researchers has found that an antibiotic commonly prescribed for patients with liver disease, called rifaximin, has led to the global emergence of an almost untreatable form ...

Researchers at Intermountain Health have been awarded a $356,000 grant from Merck, a global science and technology company ...

A small molecular strand could hold the key to solving one of the greatest global health challenges. When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now decoded ...

(HealthDay News) — Treating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections with antibiotics for 7 days is noninferior to treating for 14 days, according to a study presented at the annual eeting of ...

University of Florida Health scientists exploring how combinations of antibiotics can fight resistant bacteria have been awarded an $11.8 million grant for work that could help save the tens of ...

is one of the most significant and frequently antibiotic-resistant pathogens in cystic fibrosis patient populations. Found in 60 to 80% of adults with cystic fibrosis, it is associated with rapid lung ...

“This research could pave the way for a new modality to optimize dosing and monitor lung health ... Chronic infections lead to higher mortality rates and a substantial healthcare burden due to ...

The best antibiotic to treat pneumonia will depend on ... can increase your risk of pneumonia as you get older. Tobacco harms your lungs, reducing their ability to fight off infection. People who ...

Sore throats caused by injury, irritation, allergies, or viral infections should not be treated with antibiotics. More than half of all outpatient antibiotics in the United States are prescribed ...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on ... but the Royal Court disclosed in May that he was undergoing a treatment programme involving antibiotics ...