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Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effective

Written by Charlie King | 31 Oct 2023

Drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, due to high rates of antibiotic resistance. The University… read more.

Study finds two antibiotics for children with sinusitis equally effective, but one had fewer side effects

Written by Charlie King | 22 Sep 2023

Brigham researchers found that patients prescribed amoxicillin-clavulanate had higher rates of gastrointestinal symptoms and yeast infections than those prescribed amoxicillin Acute sinusitis is one of the most common… read more.

Bacterial test for pediatric sinusitis could ease diagnosis and reduce overuse of antibiotics

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 27 Jul 2023

Among children suspected of having sinusitis, a swabbing for three types of bacteria can determine whether antibiotics are likely to be an effective treatment. The finding were published… read more.

New test reveals existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs

Written by Charlie King | 2 May 2023

A new test revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics — available at your neighborhood pharmacy — can effectively treat superbugs. They are not prescribed, however, because the gold-standard test predicts… read more.

Can Europe avoid antibiotic shortage next winter?

Written by Gary Finnegan | 11 Apr 2023

European countries experienced significant shortages of medicines as seasonal illnesses spread across the continent. Now authorities at EU level are working to avoid a repeat of the problem,… read more.

Pharmacist makes case for reducing use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for acute kidney infections

Written by Charlie King | 26 Jan 2023

A new study led by Ochsner infectious diseases clinical pharmacist Kevin Lin, PharmD, was recently published in PLoS One, suggesting that oral cephalosporins are as safe and effective as… read more.

Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten inflammatory bowel disease risk in over 40s

Written by Charlie King | 11 Jan 2023

Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease—Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis—among the over 40s, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. The risk… read more.

New drug candidate fights off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria

Written by Charlie King | 17 Aug 2022

Urinary tract infections are common, yet are increasingly tough to treat because the bacteria that cause them are becoming resistant to many antibiotics. Now, in ACS Central Science, researchers… read more.

Antibiotics affect male and female gut microbiomes differently

Written by Charlie King | 25 Jul 2022

In a new study, researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that antibiotics have sex-specific effects on the gut microbiome makeup of male and female laboratory rats. The findings, published in… read more.

Antibiotic use associated with inflammatory bowel disease in older adults

Written by Charlie King | 16 May 2022

The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting antibiotic use could explain some of the growth… read more.

Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies

Written by Charlie King | 22 Feb 2022

Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in… read more.

How the superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa reacts to antibiotics

Written by Charlie King | 8 Dec 2021

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is resistant to all antibiotics on the market. Therefore, there is a great need for new therapeutic approaches. In order to find them, it… read more.

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