Antibiotics area great way to combat illnesses, helping people take effective measures against diseases. However, they are ...

Antibiotics can help clear up bacterial sinus infections, but will not help if a sinus infection is caused by allergies, a virus, or a problem with the stature of the sinuses. In these cases ...

Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem, especially in hospitals. Could an old, disused therapy involving viruses offer a way to counter it?

The next lifesaving antibiotic might be a virus on your toothbrush 'It’s really important to work with the microbes, not against them.' By Laura Baisas. Published Oct 9, 2024 3:00 AM EDT.

Antibiotics won't help your cold, yet many people assume they will. WebMD explains why using antibiotics for a virus is a bad idea.

Traditional antibiotics drive bacteria toward drug resistance, so scientists are looking to viruses, CRISPR, designer molecules and protein swords for better treatments.

Why antibiotics are powerless against your cold. Let’s get straight to the point: the common cold is caused by viruses – most commonly rhinoviruses, but also coronaviruses (not the COVID-19 ...

Antibiotics may be used to treat bacterial bronchitis, but they aren't always necessary. ... These are usually the same viruses that cause other respiratory infections, ...

Antibiotics don't work at all on viruses — the most common cause of pink eye. ... Doctor’s offices gave antibiotics the most, to 72% of patients, compared to ERs at 57% and eye clinics at 34%.

Antibiotics, cold and flu drugs in short supply as viruses wreak havoc across country Some large pharmacy retailers have put limits on how much pain relief medication people can buy at one time By ...

Scientists developed antibiotics to kill bacteria. But they aren’t effective against viruses. And because bacteria can adapt over time, overuse of antibiotics has created more and more bacterial ...

With antibiotics losing their effectiveness, one company is turning to gene editing and bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—to combat infections.