/tags/antibiotics antibiotics en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:32:09 GMT /2019-02-13/bugs-vs-superbugs-insects-offer-promise-in-fight-against-antibiotic-resistance With the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists are exploring nature to find new disease-fighting compounds. They're finding them in surprising new places: the microbiomes of insects. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:32:09 GMT /2019-02-13/bugs-vs-superbugs-insects-offer-promise-in-fight-against-antibiotic-resistance Paul Chisholm /2019-01-16/when-a-trip-to-the-doctor-leads-to-a-chat-about-antibiotics The latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll finds that medical visits for symptoms of infections are common and that many people get an antibiotic under those circumstances. But a talk is in order first. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:24:00 GMT /2019-01-16/when-a-trip-to-the-doctor-leads-to-a-chat-about-antibiotics Scott Hensley /2017-12-11/could-probiotics-protect-kids-from-a-downside-of-antibiotics Many marketing claims about the potential benefits of probiotics have raced ahead of the science, say researchers who are now trying to catch up. One NIH study is investigating kids' gut microbes. Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:16:00 GMT /2017-12-11/could-probiotics-protect-kids-from-a-downside-of-antibiotics Rob Stein /2017-01-17/a-superbug-that-resisted-26-antibiotics How close are we to the point when a bacterial infection can resist all available antibiotics? A case in Nevada, reported this past week in the CDC journal, says that we're already there. Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:01:00 GMT /2017-01-17/a-superbug-that-resisted-26-antibiotics Susan Brink