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24 Apr

Frequent Use of Antibiotics in Infants and Toddlers May Increase Asthma/Allergy Risk

A new study finds frequent use of antibiotics in children under 2 significantly increases their risk for asthma, food allergies and hay fever.

02 Dec

Surgery versus Antibiotics in Childhood Appendicitis

A new study finds antibiotic-only treatment for appendicitis in children is safe, effective and less costly than surgery.

18 Sep

Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Are a Growing Threat Worldwide, New Study Warns

A new global analysis finds antimicrobial-resistant infections could potentially cause nearly 2 million deaths a year by 2050.

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Urgent care clinics are handing out fistfuls of antibiotics, steroids and opioids for conditions these drugs won’t help, a new study says.

"Previous studies had shown that patients continue to receive antibiotics for diagnoses where they may not be indicated, such ...

Worried about maintaining your regularity as you grow older?

Changing your diet can reduce the risk of chronic constipation in middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study says.

The Mediterranean diet and plant-based diets were found to best ward off constipation, researchers reported re...

A healthy plant-based diet might protect people from inflammatory bowel diseases, a new study says.

People noshing healthy plant-based foods had a 14% lower risk of Crohn’s disease and an 8% lower risk of ulcerative colitis, researchers found.

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Antibiotic resistance is an urgent global public health threat, as more microbes gain the ability to thwart essential bacteria-killing drugs.

And there's a hidden means by which antibiotic resistance is likely increasing, researchers say.

Manure from livestock is a major reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes that could threaten human health, researchers reported June 27 in the j...