The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the sale of an antibiotic for the treatment of urinary tract infections in women, giving U.S. health providers a powerful new tool to combat a ...

Up to 76 percent of all outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the United States may be inappropriate, with peak prescribing associated with the flu season. Evidence suggests that influenza vaccines ...

The use of antibiotics increased in response to cuts in out-of-pocket prices after Medicare Part D went into effect, according to a study published in the latest edition of the Archives of Internal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adopting respiratory viral panel testing led to shorter antibiotic usage and a lower risk for C. difficile ...

A team of Israeli researchers have developed a test that can distinguish whether an infection stems from a virus or a bacteria – a simple but potentially impactful screener that could cut down ...

The study was conducted to investigate the increased rate of prescribing by dentists despite the fact that the overall rate of antibiotic prescribing had been declining in British Columbia, Canada.