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That doesn't mean that there aren't risks in taking antibiotics. The drugs are real lifesavers, but they have been dangerously overused for decades, creating strains of bacteria that are resistant to first-line antibiotics and forcing doctors to use stronger and stronger drugs. Antibiotics should be prescribed only...
The HMS research comes on the heels of a Dec. 2 announcement by Avanir Pharmaceuticals that it is developing an antibiotic that, taken just once before anthrax infection, would both kill anthrax bacteria and prevent anthrax toxin from entering cells.
Avanir’s antibiotic would be more powerful and possibly more effective than the current anthrax vaccines that require booster shots every year to remain potent and that combat only anthrax bacteria. But unlike the Avanir antibiotic, Cantley said he hoped that a drug designed to inhibit anthrax lethal...
Hillary Carroll knew something was amiss. She had spent Memorial Day happily frolicking in her grandmother's swimming pool, but by that evening she was doubling over in pain every time she went to the bathroom. Her mother figured it was probably an infection and the next day took Hillary...
6. STAY CLEAN Any survival kit should include a toothbrush, toothpaste, antibiotic ointment, bandages, baby wipes, tissues, tampons or sanitary pads, shaving cream, a razor, mouthwash, deodorant and anything else that keeps you feeling human. (A pair of sneakers can also come in handy. And don't forget prescription medications...