In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.

A dried sample of the original Penicillium mold that Fleming discovered in 1928. Cade Martin For many people, a bloom of mold symbolizes failure. But this small medallion of mold, its two dots of ...

I BELIEVE it is safe to state that every infection that results in a disease in any part of the body can, at least theoretically, be prevented. As I have declared many times in this column, dental ...

A single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G has been proven to work just as well in treating early syphilis as the commonly used three-dose regimen in the United States and other ...

Kanata's Dr. Suman Khulbe, pictured here in an ice bath, 'admits' she sexually abused one male patient and "engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct" with two others she ...

A single dose of penicillin works just as well to cure early syphilis as the three-injection regimen now used by many doctors, a new clinical trial says. Second and third doses of benzathine ...

Penicillin V was as effective as amoxicillin for treating pneumonia in primary care, with similar rates of hospitalisation for lower respiratory tract infection or all-cause mortality within 28 days ...

THE use of peanut oil and beeswax suspensions of amorphous calcium penicillin and of the sodium and potassium salts of crystalline penicillin G for delaying its absorption when injected ...

Imagine this: You're at your doctor's office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, "Any allergies?" And without hesitation you reply, "Penicillin." It's something you've said for years – maybe since ...

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