For years, Radha Lama bought antibiotics in bulk at a clinic near her home in Kathmandu, Nepal. She took the pills whenever she had a stomachache or headache, without talking to a doctor or nurse, ...

For now, an alternative approach to uncomplicated appendicitis in LMICs might be to first treat children with antibiotics while they travel to a qualified centre for safe, definitive surgery.

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

When kids get a strong foundation of general knowledge at an early age, doors open to innumerable opportunities both in education and in life. Learning about global events, diverse cultures ...

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A recent study by a team from Chiba University has demonstrated a promising approach for fighting antibiotic resistance ... Japan, has discovered a promising new compound, V-161, which effectively ...

Mutations — distortions in bacterial genetic material — can cause bacteria to acquire proteins that pump the antibiotic out ...

Promoting the appropriate use of oral antibiotics has been a major theme in child health care during the past decade. In 2 recent studies, investigators examined changes in antibiotic prescribing ...

That’s because the scientists are Brown undergraduates enrolled in an immersive course called Antibiotic Drug Discovery: Identifying Novel Soil Microbes to Combat Antibiotic Resistance. The class runs ...

A groundbreaking UK study including Lancaster University has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) ...

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Study finds three new safe and effective drug regimens to fight multidrug-resistant TB. The treatments, which include ...