Discover what white spots on your tonsils really mean and when to seek medical help for infections like strep throat and ...

The sample from one of the bathing suits had a high amount of Staphylococcus bacteria, which causes staph infections. Common symptoms of staph infections include boils and oozing blisters, and they ...

A common herbicide ingredient replacing glyphosate in the United States has been found to cause multiple types of organ damage and kill gut bacteria, according to new research. Despite its documented ...

For the most part, swimming at the lake is safe, healthy, summer fun. Here are some top risks and how to avoid them.

Certain foods may affect how you smell when compounds interact with bacteria — fish, garlic, spices and red meat could ...

A person has died of the pneumonic plague at the Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona, according to Northern Arizona Healthcare, the organization that runs the hospital. The patient arrived at the ...

Screen-centric lifestyles may be influencing human evolution through impacts on cognition, sleep, reproduction, and the microbiome, reshaping natural selection.

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.

Seven Michigan beaches are closed or under advisories due to high bacteria levels. Closures and advisories affect beaches in ...

With a proven link between malnutrition and illness, human ingenuity is working to end the root cause of around half of all ...

Researchers say about three-quarters of gastric cancer cases worldwide are caused by the common bacteria Helicobacter pylori ...