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Prolonged Antibiotic Use Tied to Colon Polyps
Drugs that alter gut bacteria might set stage for polyp development, researcher says
Antibiotics Do's and Don'ts
Doctors aren't only handing out too many antibiotics, they also are frequently prescribing the wrong ones, researchers and public-health officials say.
10 reasons YOU should be worried about antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics are essential for treating many infections but they’re losing their effectiveness. Bacteria are fighting back by adapting and finding ways of surviving the effects of our medicines.T
Antibiotic use increases risk of severe viral disease in mice
Killing gut bacteria with drugs weakens immune response
Top 16 Healthy, Natural Antibiotics and How to Use Them
What we have seen in the past several years is that antibiotics have become a common ingredient in our daily life. The overuse of antibiotics has reached levels we could never imagine. We are at
Rethinking How Antibiotics Are Prescribed
This Viewpoint summarizes recommendations from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for improving antibiotic use and safety that encourages clinicians to ask if antibiotics are necessary, and to use testing and deliberate judgment to decide which ones, for how long, and if coverage can be...
How an 'antibiotic' helps bacteria eat
For years, scientists have known that certain bacteria produce molecules that are toxic to other bacteria when there is competition for food and space. Now, Caltech researchers have discovered these so-called antibiotics have another purpose: they help the bacteria acquire essential nutrients when resources are scarce.
The Antibiotic You Should (Almost) Always Avoid
What is the safest choice to treat CAP in an older patient? And what is the one drug you should always avoid if possible? How does your choice compare with the expert's?
3 foods that could increase your risk of colon cancer
Published Mar. 9, 2018<br>You probably tend to think of foods as either “healthy” or “unhealthy.”<br>While healthy foods help you stay fit and feel good, unhealthy foods make you gain weight and feel sluggish<br>However, there’s another step beyond unhealthy. There are foods that may contribute to your risk of cancer—namely colon cancer .<br>Colon cancer is the second most deadly type of cancer behind lung cancer . Every year, 140,000 people get colon cancer and as many as 50,000 people die…
How Much Can It Hurt?
—————————— “Hey doc — how about prescribing an antibiotic? Even if, as you say, this is probably just a virus, how much could…
When Should You Take an Antibiotic?
How to assess whether you really need that prescription
Does that patient really need antibiotics?
Sometimes it might be necessary to be firm and insist on doing what is right in order to practice good medicine.
Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed
When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics instead.
Is it worth taking probiotics after antibiotics?
Taking a course of antibiotics could harm the beneficial bacteria living inside us. So should we be taking probiotics after we finish them? The answer may not be so simple.
Antibiotics Linked to Heart Valve Leakage?
Cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn shares what is happening with this class of antibiotics and how it attacks your collagen.
Researchers discover why anesthetics cause prolonged memory loss
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine have shown why anesthetics can cause long-term memory loss, a discovery that can have serious implications for post-operative patients.
How to Figure Out the Length of Antibiotic Therapy
One thing we ID doctors know — that other clinicians simply don’t — is how long to treat a patient with antibiotics. I was reminded of this special power by these recent events: An excellent fellow from the hospital’s Critical Care program rotated through our division recently. When asked about what she wanted learn from the elective, the …
Calcium and Your Colon: How Calcium Just Might Save Your Life
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student When thinking about calcium, the first thought that generally comes to mind is milk and bones. Growing up,
How to help your patients understand antibiotic stewardship
The next time you have a conversation with a patient about unnecessary antibiotic use, remember to make it personal.
Avoiding unnecessary antibiotics benefits individual and community
Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you made a point about antibiotic overuse that I hadn't heard before: "The antibiotics will be more effective
