Antibiotic treatment during an influenza infection actually impaired the body’s efforts to clear bacteria rather than helping the body heal.

For individuals with chronic lung conditions, the winter season and the current cold snap poses significant challenges. We ...

Dr. Andy Whittamore, a GP and clinical lead at Asthma and Lung UK, shed light on four chronic lung conditions that tend to ...

However, their value in the management of uncomplicated skin infections is not yet clearly defined. This literature review discusses various topical antibiotic treatment options for uncomplicated ...

The researchers hope it will pave the way for new treatment ... Zinc Deficiency Promotes Acinetobacter Lung Infection, Study Finds Nov. 15, 2024 — Researchers discovered an unexpected link ...

When bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, it makes it more difficult to treat diseases caused by those bacteria and limits the treatment options. Alternative treatments may be costly and, in some ...

Pneumonia is usually the result of a bacterial or viral infection and you can catch pneumonia from someone who already has it, as you can with the common cold.

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular ...

Jan. 6, 2025 — Researchers have developed a way of detecting circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream of pancreatic cancer and lung cancer ... Scientists Develop Scans That Light-Up Aggressive ...

Immunocompromised means the immune system is not strong enough to clear chronic infections and illness. Find guidelines for ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...