Antibiotics Health information topics about Antibiotics: Children 1. Danger of Antibiotic Overuse Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/antibiotic_overuse.html 2. Your Child & Antibiotics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/antibioticresistance/files/html_versions/Your%20Child%20... Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Antimicrobial Resistance: Glossary National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/glossary.htm Law and Policy 1. FDA Publishes Final Rule to Require Labeling about Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00869.html National Institutes of Health 1. Problem of Antibiotic Resistance National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/antimicro.htm Organizations 1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 2. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/ 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ Overviews 1. Using Antibiotics Sensibly Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00075 2. Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/snortsnifflesneezespot/index.ht... 3. Common Antibiotics Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Miscellaneous/common_antibiotics.html 4. Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/680.xml Prevention/Screening 1. What Can Be Done about Antibiotic Resistance? Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Q&A/Q&A_action.html Related Issues 1. Vascular Access Procedures American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/vascular-access.htm 2. Risks of Stockpiling Antibiotics to Counter Bioter Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/News/Articles/risksOfStockpiling.html 3. Animation of Antimicrobial Resistance Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cvm/antiresistvideo.htm 4. Antibiotic Resistance American College of Physicians http://www.doctorsforadults.com/topics/dfa_anti.htm 5. Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00454 6. Antimicrobial Resistance: A Growing Threat to Publ National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/Aresist/am_res.htm 7. General Information about Antibiotic Resistance National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/faqs.htm 8. Penicillin Allergy: The Most Common Drug Allergy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01195 9. Probiotics Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00389 Research 1. Study Shows Link between Antibiotic Use and Increa National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Antibiotics 2. Study Finds New Antibiotic Effective for Diabetic Veterans Health Administration http://www1.va.gov/resdev/news/research_highlights/ulcer-011504.cfm 3. Scientists Discover Potential New Way to Control D National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/niaid-22.htm 4. Research Brief: Studies of Iron-Pumping Bacteria M National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_vanderhelm.html 5. New Strategies to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_042705.html 6. Cephalosporin Allergy in Patients with Penicillin American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/1/I-48 Women 1. Birth Control Pills: Can Antibiotics Make Them Les Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00099   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! Health News Parents Can Take Steps to Boost Kids' Health, Well-Being SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As children head back to school, parents can help make sure their little ones stay healthy and happy all year, an expert suggests. Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people. 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