Therefore, it's important for those suffering from rosacea, a chronic skin condition affecting an estimated 16 million Americans, to understand antibiotic resistance, what it means and ways to help ...

The antibiotic, sold under the brand names Zithromax and Zmax as Z-Pak capsules, is produced by Pfizer and is commonly used to treat bronchitis, pneumonia and other infections. Z-Pak is more expensive ...

For patients taking generic antibiotics, adequate potency levels can mean the difference between a quick recovery and a trip to the hospital. But what happens if that potency isn't up to snuff?

Cranberries prove as effective as antibiotics for preventing UTIs For women undergoing elective gynecological surgeries that require the placement of a catheter, cranberry capsules may lower the risk ...

Antibiotics treat UTIs better than cranberry capsules, says a new study. July 26, 2011— -- Cranberries have long been praised as a natural elixir to treat urinary tract infection symptoms, but a ...

Antibiotic use (pills/capsules) is linked to a heightened risk of bowel (colon) cancer, but a lower risk of rectal cancer, and depends, to some extent, on the type and class of drug prescribed, ...

Social media users have shared videos showing black material in the gel capsule for the antibiotic flucloxacillin, which appears to be attracted to magnets when dissolved in water. The capsule shell ...

When it comes to preventing recurrent bladder infections, cranberry capsules do not work as well as daily antibiotics, a new study shows. But the supplements do have a real upside: they are less ...

A new capsule form of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has raised hopes that this effective treatment for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection and other bowel conditions might soon ...