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Antibiotics are the drugs of choice when it comes to fighting bacterial infections. Without antibiotics, infections such as strep throat…

Find out the signs of antibiotic allergies and what to do about them.

It helps to know when antibiotics are appropriate and when they are not. Here are five things you need to know.

In a sign that there is a long way to go to curb the overprescribing of antibiotics, a new study…

Patients who were reported to be allergic to penicillin were 50% more likely to experience surgical site infections (SSI), according…

Some antibiotics may be associated with a higher risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy. Researchers at the University of Montreal…

Think you’re allergic to a drug? Think again — it may be a side effect. Many people may self-diagnose an…