As the infections become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, some standard treatments no longer work for an ailment that was once easily cured. For generations, urinary tract infections, one of the world’s most common ailments, have been easily and quickly cured with a simple course of antibiotics. But there is growing evidence …
Most gut bacteria recover quickly, but there can be long-lasting consequences from taking antibiotics. Q. What are the consequences of taking antibiotics on your gut microbiome? Does the gut ever fully recover? A. Most gut bacteria recover quickly, but there can be long-lasting consequences from taking antibiotics. The changes, however, are …
FRIDAY, Nov. 2, 2018 — Babies who are prescribed antibiotics before they’re 2 years old may be more likely to become obese children, new research suggests. Acid reflux medications may also up the risk, though that connection was not as strong. The findings come from the tracking of infant medication …
SUNDAY, May 13, 2018 — If you or your child is taking an antibiotic, new research suggests you might want to watch closely for signs that kidney stones might be developing. “We found that five classes of commonly prescribed antibiotics were associated with an increased risk of kidney stones,” explained …
When treatments run longer than necessary, patients are put at unnecessary risk of developing antibiotics resistance, the authors explain. Doctors have long urged patients to adhere strictly to antibiotic prescriptions, asserting that the entire course should be completed regardless of whether their symptoms have been resolved. Not doing so, conventional …
It’s a continuing paradox of the meat industry. Every year, more restaurants and food companies announce that they will sell only meat produced with minimal or no use of antibiotics. And every year, despite those pledges, more antibiotics are administered to the nation’s swine, cattle and poultry. According to the …
Despite evidence that certain drugs aren’t always necessary, doctors are still prescribing these treatments, a new survey of doctors reveals. MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2016 — Despite evidence that certain drugs aren’t always necessary, doctors are still prescribing these treatments, a new survey of doctors reveals. Antibiotics are by far the …
Optimism. That’s what we could all use right now. So here at Goats and Soda, we’re going to give you a whole heaping tablespoon of it. And we’ll do it by answering a question from our readers that seems to bring the opposite reaction: “How can we stop the spread …
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It was just a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco’s parents did what parents do: They gave her a hug, cleaned the wound twice with rubbing alcohol and thought no more of it. Two weeks later, the little girl writhed screaming in a hospital bed. Her …
The growing antibiotic resistance of the bacteria gives a new sense of urgency to the problem as world leaders met at the UN for the first summit on superbugs. U.S. health officials have identified a cluster of gonorrhea infections that show sharply increased resistance to the last effective treatment available …
A new report estimates that by 2050, will kill one person every three seconds, unless the world’s governments take drastic steps now. Under instructions from U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, economist Jim O’Neill has spent the last two years looking into the problem of drug-resistant infections—bacteria and other microbes that …
How to combat the dangerous rise of SOME people describe Darwinian evolution as “only a theory”. Try explaining that to the friends and relatives of the 700,000 people killed each year by drug-resistant infections. Resistance to antimicrobial medicines, such as antibiotics and antimalarials, is caused by the survival of the …