Azithromycin is a versatile antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, including those affecting the ...

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis.

Research shows oysters could help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Southern Cross University researchers have found that oyster blood proteins combined with antibiotics can ...

A MAN was plunged into a psychotic episode after antibiotics for a common infection triggered terrifying 'antibiomania'. The 66-year-old began talking incoherently, raving and thinking he was all ...

Antibiotic and antifungal drug resistance pose a major public health threat. Live Science is covering the spread of this problem and the potential solutions that are emerging in turn. A crisis ...

Imagine that the next time you catch a stomach bug and antibiotics fail to work, you knock back a vial of clear liquid. The solution teems with bacteriophages, viruses resembling tiny rocket ships.

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...

A "BEAUTIFUL" toddler would have lived longer if she'd been given antibiotics sooner, an inquest has heard. Ava Hodgkinson was just two years old when she contracted strep A. At the time ...