While SIBO is initially treated with antibiotics, "we think that the diet will prevent the bacteria from coming back," says Mark Pimentel, MD, director of the Medically Associated Science and ...
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 ...
13,14 Normally, immunological responses within the digestive tract stop overgrowth of fungi. On the other hand, alterations in gut flora and gene regulation raise the risk of opportunistic fungal ...
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...
But almost a century on, the world faces the threat of a post-antibiotic age. Widespread misuse and overuse of antibiotics in global health systems and the food industry has prompted bacteria to ...
By Andrew Jacobs An impoverished family in Africa is unable to afford a 50-cent course of antibiotics to save the life of a child with a simple bacterial infection. Is such a tragedy best ...