Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

Two types of commonly prescribed antibiotics can cause unsightly ... Symptoms usually affect the skin — causing extreme red, scaly patches all over the body, but can trigger a dangerous ...

Governments, pharmaceutical companies and international organisations must co-ordinate a response before it’s too late ...

Doctors are sounding the alarm about a common antibiotic taken by millions that is linked to a number of deaths and extreme reactions. Taken by about 3million Americans every year, Bactrim is ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...

Shoppers also found wide selections of meat and poultry raised without antibiotics at Giant, Hannaford, Shaw's, and Stop & Shop. At the other extreme, shoppers at Sam's Club, Food 4 Less ...

Antibiotics are a powerful tool in fighting bacterial infections like strep throat, whooping cough or a urinary tract infection. But they can leave the patient with nausea, diarrhea or an upset ...

Doctors are running out of antibiotics because the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections are becoming more and more resistant to medicine. In some cases, they've had to go to extreme ...