Antibiotics can cause nausea, diarrhea and an upset stomach. Dietitians share which foods to eat and avoid to restore a ...

Antibiotics should rarely be prescribed by doctors for coughs because in most cases they do little to improve symptoms, health officials say. Most of the time a cough will improve on its own ...

Guidelines and performance measures for antibiotic prescribing for acute cough/acute bronchitis presume that visits are simple and decision-making is straightforward. In this retrospective chart ...

Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics to help treat a cough, but a new study shows the drugs won't help reduce the severity or duration of coughing -- even if a bacterial infection is the culprit.

"As this cough is caused by a virus, rest, hydration, paracetamol, ibuprofen or cold relief medication are usually effective ...

We aimed to evaluate the effect of CRP testing on the prescription of antibiotics, referral for radiography, and the outcome of patients in general practice with acute cough/RTI. Methods ...

While vaccination is the best way to protect against whooping cough, rates in children have fallen Antibiotics can help treat the infection but only if it’s caught within the first few weeks ...