WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2016 -- When babies are born, the birth process covers their bodies with countless microbes that play crucial roles in their future health. But a new study suggests that these ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early life antibiotic exposure, delivery by cesarean section and formula feeding were associated with a ...

Birth by C-section, exposure to antibiotics and formula feeding slow the development and decrease the diversity of a baby's microbes through the first year of life, new research indicates. Birth by ...

Researchers characterize the combined influence of cesarean delivery, antibiotic treatment, and formula feeding on the development of gut microbiota in infants. A new analytical approach, described in ...

A new study shows the benefits of removing penicillin allergy labels for kids. Some were warned by a parent before every health care encounter. Some heard it from a doctor. Others remember an ...

Sergio Diez Alvarez is affiliated with the CEC Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee In developed countries, infectious diseases accounted for most deaths until very recently. And in developing ...

If you’ve been told your whole life that you have a penicillin allergy, you’d be forgiven for not giving it a second thought. About one in 10 people in the U.S. report having this condition, making it ...