While adult drug prescriptions rose 22 percent between 2002 to 2010, prescriptions for infants, children and teens fell 7 percent, according to researchers at the Food and Drug Administration. However ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- Winter infections are just beginning to the make the rounds, with lots of sick days ahead. Parents want their youngsters to get well as quickly as possible. But prescription ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One out of six kids with asthma receives an antibiotic they don't need, according to new study findings. The researchers found that doctors prescribe roughly 1 million ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WPVI) -- A new study says surgery may not be the best solution for many kids with appendicitis. For decades, surgery has been the standard treatment for appendicitis. In fact, it's one ...

Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis came with higher risks of treatment failure and serious complications within a year compared with appendectomy. Researchers ...

Doctors are being urged to cautiously prescribe antibiotics for children because the drugs are unnecessary for most upper respiratory illnesses, say government health authorities who released new ...

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Antibiotics are life-saving medicine, but their overuse has been linked to a number of health concerns, not least of which include antibiotic-resistant superbugs that kill thousands of people each ...

Approach sounded "too extreme" for one pediatrician ...

The effect of antibiotic exposure on the infant gut microbiome is increasingly well recognized, and a growing body of evidence has linked this association with autoimmune conditions. A recently ...