For too long silver has been used to mark second best but this element deserves more recognition thanks to its antibacterial properties.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Antibiotics
Displaying 1 - 20 of 167 articles
New study proves that asking doctors to prescribe fewer antibiotics won't work.
About 10% of people believe they're allergic to penicillin. Only about 2% actually are.
There's more to antibiotics than meets the eye.
As antibiotic resistance increases globally, the heat is on to find new alternatives to treat infections. Chemists can get a head start by looking at compounds produced in nature by fishes' microbes.
Feeding pigs seaweed could make them, us and the planet healthier without contributing to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
New technology could help doctors identify the right antibiotic for their patient in double-quick time.
Bacteria are becoming resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics. These expensive, hard-to-treat infections are prompting physicians to reassess using viruses to destroy bacteria.
New research suggests that raising public awareness about antimicrobial resistance may have unintended consequences.
Whooping cough is making a comeback. Here's how to identify it, and why vaccination is a way to protect babies.
Q fever explained.
Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical that can kill germs. It is found in two things many ants love to eat: nectar and honey dew.
Farmers are closest to the land and their livestock, and have everything to lose by not taking care of it.
It's hard to predict how long it will take to feel better after you start taking antibiotics. But if you start feeling worse one to two days after starting the therapy, you must see your doctor.
The overuse of antibiotics puts vulnerable patients and society at risk.
Probiotics might avert a case of diarrhoea, or they could mean your gut takes longer to return to normal.
The end of effective antibiotics will be frightening. Life expectancy will fall dramatically and people of all ages will die from illnesses that we are used to treating with $10 worth of pills.
Our view of this essential dimension of earth’s biome has been shaped by the manufacturers of cleaning products.
Alexander Fleming's work has helped countless people over the last nine decades.
It's not a matter of if, but when, the next deadly pandemic will strike. Will the world be ready?
Top contributors
-
Professor, infectious diseases and microbiology, Australian National University
-
Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
-
Senior Research Officer, The University of Queensland
-
Professor of Public Health, Bond University
-
Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
-
Professor of Molecular Evolution, Macquarie University
-
Director Of Medicine, The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, University of Newcastle
-
Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
-
Doctoral Student, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
-
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Bond University
-
Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
-
Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
-
Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, University of Western Australia
-
Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University
-
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
