Delay can stop unneeded ear infection drugs
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Telling parents to wait 48 hours before   filling a prescription for antibiotics so they can see if their   child's ear infection clears up on its own can help curb   overuse of the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A cheap drug has been discovered which could cut Aids-related deaths in African children by almost half. Tests on the new antibiotic drug in Zambia were so successful that the trial was halted early to make the drug available more quickly.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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That familiar tug on his ear or restless night sleep is usually the sign that little Baedden Pollett has another ear infection. The 2 1/2-year-old has had more of them than his parents can count.
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People who suffer from chronic sinus infections can be treated with antibiotics over a long period of time without necessarily developing resistance to the drugs, according to a new study.
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U.S. regulators on Thursday said warnings about the risk of sudden hearing loss linked to popular drugs for impotence, including Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, would be added to the drugs' labels.
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Otherwise healthy children who are having ear tubes inserted do not benefit from having an intravenous (IV) line placed at the time of surgery.
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An unspecified number of cochlear implants to help people with severe hearing loss are being recalled because they may malfunction due to ear moisture, the US Food and Drug Administration announced.
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Some people in England are facing waits of nearly two-and-a-half years for a hearing aid, the RNID says.
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Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the medications, health officials said yesterday.
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People with chronic sinus infections don&#39;t have to worry about developing a resistance to antibiotics if the drugs are part of a targeted treatment program.
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Antibiotics including penicillin may help prevent nerve damage  in a wide variety of neurological diseases, research finds.
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The study found about 70 percent of anthrax cases could be prevented if antibiotics were distributed within 6 days after exposure and patients were to take them for 60 days.
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UNDATED A small, preliminary study shows an experimental drug can offer relief to victims of the poorly understood autoimmune illness Chron&#39;s (krohnz) disease.
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In Nov 29 WASHINGTON story headlined &quot;Spray could stop spread of flu, TB, SARS - study&quot;, please read in 6th paragraph ...biotechnology firms Pulmatrix and Inamed ... instead of ...biotechnology firms Pulmatrix and Inamed ... (Corrects RIC).
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Researchers believe they have discovered the final link in the physiological process that enables us to hear. That last connection is a molecule in the inner ear that
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic Ketek should stay on the market but use should be limited to treating pneumonia, U.S. advisers said on Friday after reviewing rare cases of liver failure and other problems.