US FDA approves AbbVie-Pfizer's treatment for intra-abdominal infections
AbbVie said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its drug for complicated intra-abdominal infections ...
Why antibiotics can fail even against non-resistant bacteria
Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the ...
The Healthy on MSN2d
Taking an Antibiotic? Here Are the Questions to Ask Your Doctor First
Make your antibiotic medication as effective as possible by getting these answers before you leave the doctor's office or ...
Doctors’ advice: Get smart about antibiotics
Most of Dr. Leah Schrupp’s patients know it. So do most of Dr. Erin Knudtson’s patients. If they visit their doctor with a runny nose, chest cold or the usual flu symptoms, they ...
Nature3d
Why a standard method overlooks the real reason some antibiotics fail
Real-time imaging shows that bacterial resilience to antibiotics is not caused by a few ‘persisters’, but is a ...
AbbVie Gets FDA Approval of Intravenous Antibiotic Emblaveo
AbbVie received Food and Drug Administration approval of Emblaveo, an intravenous antibiotic, for treatment of adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections with limited or no treatment options.
Sleepy after taking antibiotics? The difference between illness and side effects
Antibiotics are safe, effective and generally well-tolerated. Fatigue felt while taking them is likely the illness itself, ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11d
Oyster ‘Blood’ May Be the Secret Weapon in Our Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs, Study Finds
In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...
Medscape4d
Are Current Antibiotic Guidelines Still Effective for Managing Uncomplicated UTI?
First-line antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI remain more effective than fluoroquinolones and beta-lactams in a retrospective ...