Antibiotics are prescribed only for bacterial URIs or if a secondary bacterial infection, like sinusitis, develops during or after the initial viral infection. Upper respiratory infections can ...

Two new studies conducted in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) address the ongoing issue of overuse of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections (URIs). In one study conducted at 15 EDs ...

Purpose: Evidence on the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the prevention and treatment of upper-respiratory-tract infection (URTI) in children is reviewed.

Leaders of four state agencies on Friday launched a major five-year plan to work together with partners in public health, health care, agribusiness, environmental protection and other fields to ...

Sinusitis is usually caused by a virus and often lasts even after other upper respiratory ... help with sinus infections, particularly if you also experience allergies. Antibiotics like ...

A variety of viruses are circulating across Northeast Mississippi this winter, and their treatment differs from bacterial infections. Dr. John Cantrell, an urgent care doctor at the Fulton Medical ...

Antibiotics are effective treatments for some illnesses and infections, but other times, they don't help speed up recovery ...

Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic had much lower risk for respiratory infections and antibiotic prescriptions during their first 18 months.