Antibiotics

The Impact Of Common Drugs On The Gut Microbiome

The Impact Of Common Drugs On The Gut Microbiome By Fiona Riddle It is widely known that antibiotic usage has a major impact on the gut microbiome. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections and, as the name suggests, they inhibit and kill microorganisms in the gut. Recent studies have now found that many other common drugs impact …

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How Antibiotics Threaten Your Health and Your Gut

Blog / By Cathy Liu

How Antibiotics Threaten Your Health and Your Gut By Markham Heid Infectious bacteria cause all sorts of illnesses—from food poisoning to tuberculosis. Antibiotics are a group of antimicrobial drugs that either kill or stop the spread of these harmful bacteria. “…antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill tens of thousands of Americans every year. Those numbers seem poised to …

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