HSE issues guidelines for treating common ailments at home as antibiotic resistance risks rise. The HSE has issued a strong ...

Surges are not uncommon, but typically hit older children more often. This year, toddler cases are rising fastest.

This literature review discusses various topical antibiotic treatment options for uncomplicated skin infections, including over-the-counter and prescribed regimens. Uncomplicated skin infections ...

Disadvantages to using topical antibiotics include the increased costs and potential for local irritation, contact dermatitis and anaphylaxis. Topical agents including the OTC antimicrobials or ...

Because the commonly-used chemotherapy drug carboplatin was in short supply, her oncologist gave her choices about her ...

This important study explores the interplay between gene dosage and gene mutations in the evolution of antibiotic resistance. The authors provide solid evidence to connect proteostasis with gene ...

Pneumonia, a common lung infection, can be caused by multiple sources, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

Bronchitis and pneumonia can cause similar symptoms. But while bronchitis is an infection of the bronchial tubes, pneumonia is an infection in the alveoli.

E. Coli bacteria (in red) being grown on an agar plate. These bacteria are a common source of UTIs. © Scharvik via Getty No doubt about it, UTIs suck. They burn ...

Neosporin is an ointment that contains three types of antibiotics: neomycin, polymyxin, and bacitracin. This ointment is available over the counter, and people commonly use it to prevent skin ...