sore throats

(MedPage Today) -- Oral antibiotics given to clear up acne may bring on sore throats, researchers affirmed, although why that happens remains unclear.

Antibiotics do not fight infections caused by viruses like colds, most sore throats and bronchitis, and some ear infections.

Rest, fluids, and over-the-counter products may be your or your child's best treatment option. Read more...

For Tara Campbell, the onset of her fibromyalgia began slowly with repeated sore throats, fevers and fatigue.

By the time she was diagnosed, a year later, she had become so debilitated by flulike symptoms and exhaustion that she often couldn't get off the couch all day.

"Fall, a year ago, I hit my very, very worst," said Campbell, 39, of Walnut Creek, Calif. "I felt overall pain to the point that even when my children or husband just touched me it hurt.

Homeopathy is an approach to medicine based on the principle that nay substance that can cause illness can also be a cure. Centuries old, its practice has always enjoyed wide popularity among individuals looking for safe and effective ways to treat...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats.

It turns out that a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like "flu symptoms" into Google and other search engines before they call their doctors.