Penicillin (drug)

Today is Endangered Species Day, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Critics say the Endangered Species Act holds us back economically; backers say our ability to preserve species defines our ability to save ourselves....

When James Watson and Francis Crick deciphered the structure of DNA in 1953, their discovery answered a crucial question in biology: How is genetic information passed down from parent to child? Their work also created conundrums, however. They and...

Someone stole nearly $16,000 in pet and livestock vaccines and medication from Cheney Animal Clinic this week, including ketamine, an anesthetic sought by meth users, the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. Sheriff's spokesman Lt. David...

Charlie Parker, who died this week at age 83, was a research scientist at Washington University School of Medicine who avoided computers and wrote nearly everything in longhand. His pioneering work led to improved treatments for allergy and asthma...

Get free diabetes, high-blood pressure and antibiotic prescriptions and save on hundreds of other drugs with programs offered at South Florida pharmacies. Plus, compare and save using a handy web tool from the state to find the best price before you...

Mom, if you're reading, stop now. So it's possible that when I was a child growing up I would, very, very rarely, feign sickness so I could stay home and read. Hardly ever. Like two or three times. Five or six at the most. -------------------- This...

Describing the routine use of antibiotics in meat and poultry production as a "serious threat to public health," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2010 called on livestock operations to voluntarily reduce their reliance on the medications. But an...

In "Wendell and Vinnie," a new sitcom premiering Saturday on Nick at Nite before taking up its regular Sunday time slot, Jerry Trainor (as Vinnie) becomes the guardian of his orphaned 12-year-old nephew — that would be Wendell. Their names define...

As I've written last week, for many faith comes easy. They believe the Bible, as one has said, "all the way from Generations to Revolutions!" (Genesis to Revelation, for those of you not familiar with the books of the Bible). Others, want to believe,...

A diagnosis of hepatitis C — a stubborn virus that is a common cause of chronic liver disease — can be devastating. In 2007, it passed HIV/AIDS in annual deaths, with more than 17,000 annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control...

Many medicine cabinets are so jumbled with medications, bug spray, cast-off cosmetics, combs, nail clippers, toothpaste, suntan lotion and loose cotton swabs that it can be tough to find what you need when you need it. A few organizing strategies can help...

Q: I recently visited a friend in the hospital. He had internal bleeding. He was put in a private room called "isolation." I asked the nurse if he had an infection. She said, "No, he is colonized with MRSA." What does that mean? A: All of us are...