Topic: Cipro

Black box warnings

Nancy had a question about a "black box warning" on an antibiotic her daughter took. She also said she and her doctor were not aware of the warning...

Scientists find new superbug strain of salmonella

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified an emerging "superbug" strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, often used for severe salmonella infections, and say they fear it may spread around the world.The strain, known as S ...

How To Treat Urinary Tract Infections

Normally, urine that comes out of the body is already sterile. It is free of anything that could cause infection like fungi, viruses, and bacteria...

Bladder Infection

A bladder infection is an inflammation of the bladder. This is usually caused by bacteria getting into the bladder through the urethra. Bacteria...

How Anthrax Works

The threat of anthrax as a biological weapon has become a ?real concern for everyone. Anthrax is a disease caused not by a virus, but rather by bacteria. ?While in the ground or on a surface, anthrax spores are relatively harmless, but ...

How Anthrax Works

The threat of anthrax as a biological weapon has become a ­real concern for everyone. Anthrax is a disease caused not by a virus, but rather by...

Can anthrax be treated?

Anthrax made headlines a few years back as a potential weapon of bioterrorism. Anthrax infections have two different primary forms, with greatly different prognosis. The medication of choice for treating anthrax is an antibiotic called ciprofloxacin. Cutaneous anthrax has a very high ...

Ciprofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin (K08 HS14563 and HS11313 Additionally they are commonly prescribed for medical conditions that are not even bacterial to begin with, such as viral infections, or those to which no proven benefit exist. Bayer AG A class action had been filed against ...

Cat scratch fever in children

Cat scratch fever is a disease which is prevalent in temperate climates and is thought to be contracted following a scratch or a bite from a cat. The disease is characterized by enlargement of regional lymph nodes and the underlying pathogenic organism ...
In yet another blow to the US Federal Trade Commission, a federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its ruling last April that upheld the...