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

Since viruses like the ones that cause influenza and colds do not have cell walls, this type of antibiotic medication will not kill them and the illness will persist.

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

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

But these antibiotics have also been prescribed inappropriately when a child’s illness is really caused by a virus. Antibiotics kill bacteria, but they don’t do anything to fight viral illnesses.

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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

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.