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What should you eat after you’ve been on antibiotics? And can probiotics and prebiotics get your gut back to normal?

  Picture: ShutterstockAntibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. But they can also destroy the good bacteria in your gut. For some people, this results in an...

‘Deeply worrying’: 92% of Australians don’t know the difference between viral and bacterial infections

Melanie Foster/AAP Image We are four months into a global virus outbreak, and public health awareness could well be at an all-time high. Which is...

I’m taking antibiotics – how do I know I’ve been prescribed the right ones?

Not all antibiotics kill all types of bacteria. fizkes/Shutterstock In the days before antibiotics, deaths from bacterial infections were common. Seemingly minor illnesses could escalate in severity, becoming...

Silver makes beautiful bling but it’s also good for keeping the bacterial bugs away

Silver has been used to make jewellery for centuries but it’s also good at killing bacteria and could be used in new...

Five of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years

When bacteria change, antibiotics can stop working.  From shutterstock.com Nearly one million people die every year from bacterial infections that cannot be treated with common antibiotics....

How common are superbugs in Australia, and what do we do when the antibiotics don’t work?

We’re increasingly seeing bugs in Australia resistant to many antibiotics. We’re yet to see one resistant to ALL antibiotics. Hospitals in Australia are increasingly...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.