Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the ...

Injection drug use is a relatively infrequent cause ... such as intracardiac abscesses and paravalvular extension of infection. Transthoracic echocardiogram has low sensitivity and, if negative ...

The overuse of antibiotics can kill off the drug-sensitive bacteria and allow the resistant bacteria to remain and flourish. Taking antibiotics for a viral infection like a cold or the flu (for which ...

NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the “Company”) today announced that it has engaged a Clinical Research Organization (CRO) to conduct a Phase II clinical trial advancing its broad-spectrum ...

New tactics in controlling infection are sorely needed, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expected to claim as many as 2 million lives each year by 2050.

Some antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medications are linked to a reduced risk of dementia, a ...

Scientists develop self-propelling nanoparticles that can physically pierce and eliminate drug-resistant bacteria in eye infections, showing success in initial animal studies.

Common anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen may cut dementia risk, a major medicines study suggests. Researchers ...

The bacteria Legionella can survive in water systems for years and can cause acute and chronic illness: In 2014-15, it was blamed for at least 12 deaths in the Flint water crisis in Michigan, and as ...