Antiobiotics

Generation Rx: Is Overmedication Endangering Our Kids' Health?

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 01.15.2012

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

These new studies once again underscore the necessity for us as parents to communicate with our pediatricians and not be afraid to ask questions when a prescription is offered.

Antibiotics Linked To Birth Defects

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011

CHICAGO — Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and b...

Marigold Soothes Skin

nytimes.com | Anahad O'Connor | Posted 11.17.2011

Herbal advocates have long promoted extracts from the plant Calendula officinalis, also known as the marigold, as a substitute....