Prescription antibiotics, such as penicillin, have helped people to recover from otherwise fatal diseases and conditions since the 1940s. However, many people may consider alternative treatments ...

A legislative committee today heard testimony on a bill to limit needle and syringe exchange programs to one new needle or syringe for every used one brought in. But advocates said the proposal is a ...

In a significant advancement for Nigeria’s healthcare sector, the Lagos State government has officially commissioned the O-Care Disposable Syringe Factory, Nigeria’s first facility dedicated ...

If you have ever had an allergic reaction to penicillin, you may have been told to also avoid cephalosporin antibiotics. Most people with penicillin allergy can tolerate cephalosporin antibiotics, but ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a prefilled syringe format for Ani Pharmaceuticals’ purified Cortrophin Gel that’s expected to reduce the number of steps needed for ad ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is using an imposing image of a bottle of penicillin and a syringe and needle paired with the words “Syphilis is Curable" and the ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis finds that the global prevalence of reported penicillin allergy (PenA) is nearly 10%, though much of the data come from high-income countries (HICs), researchers ...

For example, a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate is commonly prescribed to treat infection. You should not take penicillin if you've had a severe allergic reaction to penicillin or have ...

In rod-shaped Escherichia coli, two conserved sets of machinery are essential for cell-wall insertion in the cylindrical part of the cell: the Rod complex and the class-A penicillin-binding proteins ...