Woman goes blind in one eye and chunks of her skin peel after suffering a horrific reaction to antibiotics -despite telling doctors in Turkey that she was allergic to them Cilem Kelleci, 31, suffered an allergic reaction to antibiotics in Turkey She felt huge lumps of skin falling off her body and lost her vision … Read more
Alicia Silverstone has received criticism over the years for choosing to raise her son Bear Blu on a strictly plant-based diet. But the Clueless star, 44, recently revealed that her son is ‘such an example of health’ that he has ‘never’ needed ‘medical intervention’ in all his nine years. ‘This is a child who is plant based. … Read more
Having an operation to remove your appendix may become a thing of the past after a study found antibiotics are just as effective as the surgery. Doctors split 1,500 patients who suddenly fell ill with appendicitis, which makes the organ swollen and painful, into two groups. Half of the volunteers received a course of antibiotics, … Read more
After being prescribed antibiotics for a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), Adam Sawczuk was expecting to bounce back to health within days. He’d had stabbing pain and a dull ache in his groin for more than a week. ‘My GP decided to prescribe stronger fluoroquinolone antibiotics [called ofloxacin] after a seven-day course of a milder … Read more
More than half of patients newly hospitalized with the novel coronavirus received unnecessary antibiotics, a new study suggests. Researchers found that 96.5 percent of patients only had the viral infection, making the drugs unhelpful to them. People who received antibiotics tended to be older, have lower body mass indexes and more visible signs of infections … Read more
Honey ‘beats antibiotics’ for curing coughs or colds: New research shows the sweet goo is more effective than medication Oxford University experts said patients should have honey instead of antibiotics ‘Nectar of the Gods’ is filled with anti-microbial compounds put there by bees The study found it reduced the frequency of coughing by 36 per … Read more
Restrictions on the use of antibiotics on British farm animals ‘were watered down to help post-Brexit US trade deal’ Campaigners accuse UK ministers of giving themselves ‘blank slate’ on safety rules so they can clinch post-Brexit deal with the US Rules in force from January ‘will no longer refer to hundreds of medicines currently restricted or … Read more
Overuse of antibiotics to prevent or treat coronavirus despite NO evidence they block the infection will lead to more deaths ‘during the pandemic and beyond,’ WHO warns The World Health Organization said on Monday a ‘worrying number’ of bacterial infections are becoming resistant to antibiotics They said using antibiotics to treat coronavirus will lead to higher … Read more
Scientists claim to have CURED Crohn’s disease after a treatment of antibiotics and faecal transplants sparks long-lasting ‘profound remissions’ Crohn’s is a debilitating gut disease that affects around 115,000 people in the UK It is thought to occur when the immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract Its symptoms can include abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever and weight loss Crohn’s may … Read more
An underwater forest 60 feet below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico may be harboring life-saving secrets. Researchers found that shipworms and other marine organisms living in tree trunks that grew nearly 60,000 years ago could be used to design new pharmaceuticals. The shipworms pulled from the depths were found to be ‘stuffed full … Read more