Acquired resistance genes may allow bacteria to degrade or chemically modify antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. They ...

A new study says that residential nursing homes for the elderly are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, due to overprescription of antibiotics. According to a report published in ...

South Africa's Health Minister warns that antibiotic overuse, climate change, and habitat destruction are creating a 'perfect ...

act as a warning against the overuse of antibiotics in people. The team, which also included researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Leeds, were the first to explore how the severity of ...

Such overuse raises the risk of antibiotic resistance rendering key human medicines ineffective. BBC reports that health and animal welfare campaigners analyzed 10 UK caterers' policies and found ...