When a bacterial infection stops responding to antibiotics, doctors have few options to treat it. Phages-viruses that naturally infect and kill bacteria-have long intrigued clinicians as a potential ...

Distinct microbial signatures associated with allergic conditions become clearly established by mid-infancy (6–12 months), ...

Pediatricians often watch for signs that one illness might signal another. One example of linked health issues is the ...

In a typical allergy and immunology office visit, patients are provided with multiple paper leaflets on various topics including allergy immunotherapy, dust mite avoidance measures and allergic ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing allergies and viral upper respiratory infections this week. Pediatricians at ...

Birmingham pensioner dies from allergic reaction to antibiotic at Good Hope hospital - need to know ...

A LARGE international study found that penicillin allergy testing using direct oral challenge (DOC) safely removed incorrect allergy labels and reduced World Health Organisation (WHO)-restricted ...

Over 100 million people, and more than 30% of adults, suffer from some type of allergy in the United States, and that number is on the rise. But where are these allergies coming from? Do we inherit ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I saw on a TV show that most people with a “penicillin allergy” probably don’t have one. Is this true? -- R.C. ANSWER: Yes, it is. I often ask my patients what they mean by a ...

This article is part of an ongoing series providing insights and tips from a primary care doctor on how to get the most from your medical appointments, what your doctor might be experiencing on the ...

In modern medicine, antibiotics are among the most powerful tools for preventing and treating life-threatening bacterial infections. Their effectiveness, however, often depends on using the right drug ...