If you do need antibiotics, then 2,000 mg of cephalexin once is the usual second-line treatment. If a person’s also allergic ...

When bacteria invade the urinary tract, the body has its own arsenal for fighting back. Among those weapons is an unlikely ...

Five years ago, I was diagnosed with a kidney stone while getting an ultrasound for a different reason. A CT scan was ordered ...

Bacteria hiding inside kidney stones can survive antibiotic treatment, requiring complete stone removal to clear the ...

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused ...

If you’re having UTI issues, then it’s very likely that the stones are responsible. The most common pattern with a stone ...

Streptococcal sore throat—strep throat for short—is one of the nastier maladies of childhood, causing fever, swollen tonsils ...

Lynnette Bellin, a swim instructor who was attacked by a wild otter in Lake Tahoe, said she is now recovering after doctors ...

As for the primary safety endpoint, the strategy of tailored antibiotic treatment was associated with no excess all-cause ...

University of Missouri researchers have discovered a new way to harness one of the body's natural defenses: copper. While ...

A mild allergy, such as a rash, needn’t stop a person from getting a cephalosporin. But if there’s a possible ...