You wake up with a stuffy nose, a scratchy throat, and that unmistakable feeling of a cold coming on. Your first thought? “Maybe I should get antibiotics to knock this out quickly.” But here’s the ...

Pharmacists are regularly facing pressure from patients to prescribe antibiotics for common colds, a new survey reveals. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) polled around 400 pharmacists, finding ...

When you’re dealing with a nasty cold that won’t go away, antibiotics might seem like a quick fix – and a recent survey of around 400 pharmacists by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) shows that ...

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria no longer respond to the drugs designed to kill them. For more than a decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other national and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s cold season and the miserable trudge in seeking antibiotics because of mucus turned green, or the cough has nagged for weeks. Despite years of warnings, doctors still ...

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