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All medication has the potential to cause allergies but some people can have allergic reactions to specific prescription or over-the-counter medications.

Careful prescribing of antibiotics will minimise the emergence of antimicrobial resistant strains of bacteria.

The Western obsession with cleanliness may be partly responsible for the increase in allergic asthma and conditions such as rhinitis.

Chemicals such as pesticides, antibiotics and hormones are used to boost food production and ensure adequate food supply.

Many bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics, but they are useless against viral infections.

Anyone of any age can be struck by appendicitis, but it seems to be more common during childhood and adolescence.

Styes may be red and sore, but they generally do not cause any damage to the eye or eyelids.

Surgically removing a diseased or damaged spleen is possible without causing any serious harm to the person.

Hospital patients are more likely to be infected by golden staph because of surgical or other wounds.

Babies and young children are more likely to develop middle ear infections because they are still building up their immunity.