The NHS is urging people to use the Pharmacy First scheme as it can help save time and money - and there are seven conditions ...

In the past, doctors often opted for surgery to clear out troublesome cavities. Now, there’s a less invasive procedure called ...

A sinus infection, also known as sinusitis, occurs when the air cavities around your nasal passages become inflamed and ...

Sinus infections (also known as sinusitis) strike more than 30 million Americans each year. And if you're one of them, you're ...

There is very uncertain evidence supporting the use of prophylactic antibiotics for manual removal of placenta for preventing postpartum endometritis. The evidence suggests that prophylactic ...

If fluid remains in the ear(s) for longer than three months, and the infection continues to reoccur even with the use of antibiotics, your child's health care provider may suggest that small tubes be ...

Two clinical trials of amoxicillin/clavulanate, 1 standard dose and 1 high dose in children with AOM showed similar rates of superiority of antibiotic over placebo ...

When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now decoded part of the bacteria's defence mechanism. Imagine falling seriously ill with an infection.

The steady growth in drug-resistant “superbugs” over the last few decades points to a near future in which antibiotics no longer defend us from deadly pathogens. In such a world, modern medicine as we ...

A patch that zaps the skin with electrical pulses could be used before or after surgery to prevent bacteria on the skin from causing blood poisoning, reducing our reliance on antibiotics.