There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...

Imagine that the next time you catch a stomach bug and antibiotics fail to work ... actually wanted to see a case like Tom’s. Tom’s treatment worked well [as a proof of principle] because ...

With a mission to rely on something other than antibiotics for treatment, researchers focused on using an intrauterine dextrose sugar solution as a possible treatment to metritis. “Dextrose has been ...

Antibiotic and antifungal drug resistance pose a major public health threat. Live Science is covering the spread of this problem and the potential solutions that are emerging in turn. A crisis ...

For some people, mild cases of diverticulitis may resolve on their own. For others with mild to moderate cases of the disease, treatment typically involves antibiotics. Patients are also advised ...

A major UK patient trial of a new biomarker testing protocol for sepsis, led by University of Manchester researchers, has shown it is possible to safely stop antibiotic treatment earlier than ...

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If one of these little pockets gets inflamed or infected, it is now called diverticulitis, and this needs to be promptly treated with antibiotics. The very good news is that only about 10 to 20 ...

Colds, sore throats, upper respiratory infections and influenza — “the flu” — are caused by viruses, which antibiotics won’t kill, prevent or stop from spreading. The only treatment for a cold is rest ...