antibiotic

Antibiotics non-selectively destroy both harmful and beneficial gut bacteria, but there is now potential to preserve the good.

In the online ocean of self-help proclamations, strange decoctions, and peculiar natural treatments, there are some pearls.

A new study shows that people taking macrolides over other antibiotics or placebos were 25 percent more likely to experience hearing loss.

Breast milk is known for having a number of remarkable qualities, including boosting a range of immune capabilities in the nourished infant. Scientists have now managed to isolate the protein responsible for that effect and turn it into a powerful “artificial anti-virus.”

A mummy uncovered at the ancient site of Cusco in Peru has surprised scientists with what was contained in its gut.

China’s abuse of antibiotics in fish farming may be a risk to the health of people around the world.