Dentists prescribe 10 percent of all antibiotics in the US - one of the highest rates of any medical specialism. In other words, they prescribe 26.6 million of the 266 million courses of antibiotics dispensed each year.
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14th Dec 2025 | Updated at 07:42am 14th Dec 2025
Your local pharmacist can help you stay healthy
- 12 Nov 2025
As part of the ‘Ask Your Pharmacist Week’, which encourages people to make better use of their local pharmacist – not just for prescriptions, but for advice, support, and everyday health concerns, Faruque Gani, a community pharmacist in London...
Unspoken pain: Why South Asian men struggle to seek help
- 06 Nov 2025
South Asian men are increasingly facing silent battles with their mental health, often shaped by deep-rooted cultural and societal expectations. From a young age, many are taught to be providers, problem-solvers, and emotional anchors; roles...
- 28 May 2019
Women are less likely than men to receive life-saving CPR in a public place if they suffer a cardiac arrest, research suggests.
- 28 May 2019
Molecules found in red wine could be used to create a breakthrough treatment for high blood pressure, researchers announced.
- 28 May 2019
Public Health England has urged parents to make sure their children get the MMR vaccine amid a spike in measles cases.
Making an appointment for breast and cervical cancer screening should be as simple as booking a plane ticket online, says the man behind an overhaul of the current system in England.
- 28 May 2019
It's already used as a topping on breakfast.
- 28 May 2019
Around 100 cyclists, van drivers and motorcyclists travel plan to stop work for two days next week, according to a union.
It’s very common for pollen to trigger allergic reactions and asthma episodes
According to a new research, the use of supplement glucosamine was found to be associated with a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its more severe consequences like stroke
People think that life expectancy is largely determined by genetics. However, genes play a much smaller role than originally believed
