Meade pointed out strep throat is a bacterial infection, while typical sore throats stem from viral infections associated with colds or a flu. Meade said this difference is significant, as untreated ...

The results were particularly promising for Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph), a major cause of drug-resistant skin and ...

Preventing these complications is why we treat all cases of strep throat with antibiotics. When does a sore throat need medical attention? A sore throat caused by a virus usually occurs in ...

Oysters are constantly filtering bacteria from the water, so they are a good place to look for potential antibiotics.’ ...

Taking antibiotics to make yourself better can often make you feel worse. Use these foods to skip some of the medicine’s worst side effects.

Does your infection require antibiotics? Two tests are being trialled to remove the guesswork for GPs and confirm whether a ...

A total of 6394 patients with sore throat were recruited by 457 ... 100% of the GPs had access to strep A test. Request of antibiotics varied across countries from 0.1% of the patients in Denmark ...

Practicing and retired medical providers met Thursday with a professor of biomedicine from Eastern Mennonite University to ...

Saskatchewan's Minister of Rural and Remote Health Lori Carr announces that some pharmacies will now offer options to get tested for strep throat and ear infections. (Matt Howard/CBC-Radio Canada ...