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Gallbladder Disease Treatment
The most common treatment for most serious gallbladder conditions is surgery to remove the gallbladder. Read on to learn about other treatment options.
Spleen Disorders Treatment
If your doctor confirms an enlarged spleen, your treatment options will vary. When will your spleen need to be removed? What else can be done?
Meningitis Treatment
Meningitis requires emergency attention. But how do doctors treat bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis or fungal meningitis?
Pink Eye Treatment
Did you know that pink eye is contagious for two weeks after symptoms begin? Learn how to treat different types of conjunctivitis at home and with medications.
Diarrhea Treatment
Diarrhea does not always require treatment. However, hydration, diet, medications and prevention therapies can help. Basic treatment options for diarrhea here.
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Antibiotic use tied to Crohn's, ulcerative colitis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are prescribed a large number of antibiotics tend to have a higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study finds, providing more evidence that antibiotics may be disturbing bacteria in our intestine.
Penicillin shortage sparks superbug fear
Infectious disease experts are worried about a possible rise in antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Medical: Antibiotic resistance is eons in the making
Bacteria keeps adjusting to antibiotics.
Roads may accelerate spread of antibiotic resistance
Until the highway was built in 1996, more than 100 Ecuadorian villages in the Esmeraldas region were isolated, with the waterways the only means of transportation.
Roads pave the way for the spread of superbugs
Antibiotic resistant E. coli was much more prevalent in villages situated along roads than in rural villages located away from roads, which suggests that roads play a major role in the spread or containment of antibiotic resistant bacteria, commonly calle