Azithromycin, a common antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, does not increase risk of ventricular arrhythmia, a rapid, irregular heartbeat, according to a study published in the Canadian ...

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A common antibiotic used to treat liver disease could give rise to an “almost untreatable” superbug, scientists warned in a new study. The antibiotic, rifaximin, has enabled the global emergence of ...

Heat generated by alternating magnetic fields (AMF) helps common antibiotics work better against prosthetic joint infections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. The study, published ...

When to Use and Avoid Antibiotics and Other Treatments to Try Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MD Sinus infections that do not clear up on their own may need treatment with antibiotics. Common ...

Even a single course of antibiotics can change the gut microbiome long-term, according to a new study, with some drugs having ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA, researchers investigated the link between commonly prescribed oral antibiotics and the subsequent development of serious cutaneous adverse drug ...

Commonly prescribed oral antibiotics were linked to increased odds of serious drug-related skin rashes that resulted in emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations in adults over 65 years of ...

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are a known risk of antibiotic use, but it has been unclear which drug classes carry the highest risk — until now. To crack at this mystery, researchers in Toronto ...