Biologists on the hunt for new medicines to fight a growing epidemic of drug resistance said Wednesday they found an antibiotic in an unexpected place — the human nose. The promising compound is produced by…
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Antibiotic resistance threat to patients: study
Spreading antibiotic resistance could have disastrous consequences for patients undergoing surgery or chemotherapy, a study said Thursday. In the United States, up to half of infections after surgery and over a quarter of infections after…
Obesity risk rises if antibiotics given before age two
Kids who get treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics before age two face a higher risk of childhood obesity, said a US study on Monday. The research in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics…