A compound in apple peel has been dubbed an 'alternative to antibiotics' by a study which found it effective against ...

A powder based on morin, a natural compound extracted from plants such as guava leaves, apple and fig peels, certain teas, ...

Morin-based powder, extracted from guava leaves, apple peel, and figs, can be slowly released with the help of polymers and ...

HAVING not been to the dentist since before the Covid pandemic, Vicki Williams was so “embarrassed” of her teeth, she hid ...

A tooth abscess is a surgical problem, not a pharmaceutical one, so we need to stop pretending a bottle of pills can solve a ...

Prescribing antibiotics for respiratory infections in primary care may increase future reattendance for similar symptoms and conditions, whereas reducing antibiotic prescribing may decrease the demand ...

A study published by JAMA Aug. 13 found that a two-dose antibiotic treatment could be just as effective as traditional long-term IV therapy for treating serious Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream ...

Objectives Prescribing antibiotics may reinforce patients’ beliefs that antibiotics are needed and increase future consultations for similar symptoms. This review determines the effect of antibiotic ...

SRP is the frontline treatment for periodontitis and involves removing plaque below the gumline. It significantly reduces inflammation, bleeding, and bacterial infection in the gums. Adjunctive ...

In a large cohort, long-acting lipoglycopeptides (laLGPs) demonstrated comparable effectiveness to standard-of-care antibiotics for step-down treatment of serious Gram-positive bacterial infections in ...

Swarms of microrobots have been designed to help get rid of bacterial sinus infections. After completing the task, these tiny robots can be easily expelled from the nose. Interestingly, these tiny, ...

People receiving organ transplants are at high risk of infections due to the complex surgery and the weakening of the body’s immune defence against infection by anti-rejection drugs. The germs causing ...