Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses. Nevertheless, some doctors prescribe antibiotics for viral infections such as colds and the flu as an extra precaution, ...

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

Antibiotics were not designed to treat viral illnesses such as a cold, influenza, sinusitis or even bronchitis. Viral infections generally do not need medication and will resolve on their own.

Most sinus infections are caused by viruses and don't require antibiotics. Strep throat is a bacterial infection and should be treated with antibiotics. CNN — You’re sick.

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs are getting deadlier, but they can be defeated — with viruses It may seem absurd to fight disease with viruses, but bacteriophages could be the fix for a growing ...

“It does show an unexpected impact of antibiotics on viral diseases,” Iwasaki says. Other groups had previously examined the effect of antibiotics on viral infections in either animals or cultured ...

Fighting antibiotic resistance would not be the only application for these engineered viruses. Current small-molecule antibiotics also end up killing other healthy bacteria in our body.

Antibiotics won the battle against resistant bacteria, but they may not win the war. You probably know that antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as superbugs, have hampered physicians ...

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

Aslam considered using viruses therapeutically once she began running out of antibiotic options for her most challenging patients. One of those patients was in the hospital for eight months with a ...

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 ...

Most sinus infections are caused by viruses and don't require antibiotics. Strep throat is a bacterial infection and should be treated with antibiotics. CNN — You’re sick.