Despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol, many Americans are unaware of the connection between drinking and cancer risk. "Some of this is happening through ...

Researchers have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota.

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

SO THERE’S A BIG CONCERN WHEN USING ANTIBIOTICS AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IT CAN HAVE ON YOUR OVERALL GUT HEALTH. JOINING US NOW TO TALK ALL ABOUT THIS IS DOCTOR COURTNEY WASHINGTON. DOCTOR AS ...

As with many medications, hormonal contraceptives can have interactions that affect how well they work. There is a common misconception that all antibiotics compromise the efficacy of hormonal ...

Shai Bel and his research team at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have uncovered crucial insights into how antibiotic use increases the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

But now, with bacteria evolving resistance to more and more antibiotics, phage therapy is drawing a second look from researchers—sometimes with a novel twist. Instead of simply using the phages ...

Despite the crucial need for new antibiotics, there has been little innovation in the past 20 years. According to a report from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, “more than 82% of all ...

Drug addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease that involves complex interactions between a person’s environment, brain circuits, genetics, and life experiences. People with drug addictions ...