Scientists monitoring wastewater find a range of antibiotic-resistant bacteria — but natural compounds show promise for fighting them off.

THE world’s first gonorrhoea vaccine programme is being rolled out in England today by the NHS, in the hope of curbing surging levels of the STI. Health chiefs reckon the scheme could ...

When you're sick you'll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it's thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown.

Key messages We could not find evidence that compared antibiotics with placebo (dummy treatment) or no treatment. We could not find enough evidence to support the use of one antibiotic over another to ...

From pink eye to corneal infections: Understanding common monsoon eye problems and prevention Monsoon eye infections are highly common due to humidity, stagnant water, and increased allergens, leading ...

Ingredients of our daily diet—including caffeine—can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This has been shown in a new study by a team of researchers at the Universities of ...

Hearing loss isn’t just caused by loud noise – some medicines can harm your ears from the inside out.

The duration of antibiotic therapy for GN-BSIs varied across US hospitals and was commonly longer than 10 days, including in patients with uncomplicated bacteremia.

What is the aim of this review? The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out if using antibiotics at the time of cataract surgery can prevent bacterial infection of the eye (endophthalmitis) after ...