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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Effective for Kids With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Effective for Kids With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

03/09/2021

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A five-day course high-dose amoxicillin works as well as a standard care 10 day course for previously healthy children with community-acquired pneumonia who do not require hospital admission, according to results of the SAFER trial….

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Tree Resin Compound Defeats Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Lab Tests
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Tree Resin Compound Defeats Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Lab Tests

02/24/2021

A new compound made from tree resin kills almost 100% of drug-resistant bacteria without harming healthy tissue, laboratory studies suggest. Made into a film, this nanocellulose could be used as a wound dressing or as a protective surface on medical…

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Older adults and antibiotics: Study shows healthy attitudes but unhealthy practices
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Older adults and antibiotics: Study shows healthy attitudes but unhealthy practices

02/18/2021

While most adults over 50 understand that overuse of antibiotics is a problem, and say they’re cautious about taking the drugs, a sizable minority have used antibiotics for something other than their original purpose, and appear to think the drugs…

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The other pandemic: Once-treatable diseases are growing resistant to antibiotics
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The other pandemic: Once-treatable diseases are growing resistant to antibiotics

01/25/2021

Ten million deaths per year by 2050 related to antimicrobial resistance—that’s what a large British study, conducted in 2014, predicts if the current trend continues. Despite the strong efforts deployed in recent years, these figures are unfortunately still valid. In…

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Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
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Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis

10/06/2020

TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 — For some patients suffering from appendicitis, antibiotics may do the trick, a large U.S. trial suggests. More than 70% of patients who received antibiotics avoided surgery for at least 90 days, according to the new…

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