India's food regulator FSSAI has asked states to test eggs for banned nitrofuran antibiotics. Here's why the order matters, ...

The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting antibiotic use could explain some of the growth in Crohn's disease ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say antibiotic use can increase the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases. BONNINSTUDIO/Stocksy In a new study, researchers say the frequent use of antibiotics can ...

Pet owners can share bacteria with their pets – and vice versa, which can increase the risk of antimicrobial resistance on each side. Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria and other germs ...

The community of microbes living in and on our bodies may be acting as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance, according to new research from the Earlham Institute and Quadram Institute in Norwich. The ...

Older Americans were disproportionately affected by several different types of infection for which antibiotics were largely ineffective, resulting in nearly 12,000 deaths and costing the U.S. health ...

Some vaccinations may be less effective after a person's had antibiotics, according to a growing body of research. Lack of gut bacteria appear to be partly to blame, as they play an important role in ...

A new comprehensive analysis suggests that maternal use of antibiotics during pregnancy is associated with a slightly ...

Pseudomonas bacteria can defend themselves against attacks from other bacteria, but this makes them more sensitive to ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) as a treatment option for those with recurrent Clostridium difficile (C diff) infections ...

Antibiotics are medications that treat bacterial infections. Tiredness and fatigue can sometimes be a side effect of antibiotics. However, antibiotics are not typically known for causing tiredness ...

Superbugs, bacteria that no longer respond to standard antibiotics, aren't just a future threat. They are already here, and India appears to be at the epicentre. A new large-scale, multinational study ...