The crucial drugs can have unintended consequences. Innovative therapies could shield the microbiome from their effects.

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You probably think “antibiotic resistance” means that a bacterial infection can’t be cured by any antibiotics. But the FDA ...

There appears to be a growing awareness among physicians and the intelligent lay public of some of the problems resulting from the widespread and indiscriminate use of antibiotics. This applies ...

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There's currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the ...

"This may seem good at first, but it is actually a problem because most antibiotics only gradually kill slowly growing bacteria." As a result, the drugs are much less effective, and relapses can ...