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Once considered obscure or opportunistic, invasive fungal infections are now surfacing with alarming frequency - and in ...

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The world's oldest and deadliest pandemic is now seeing a rise in cases after more than a decade of decline in one country.

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Experts recommend brushing at least twice a day and flossing once a day to eliminate plaque-forming bacteria that could ...

Having measles doesn't benefit the immune system, as some believe. Science has documented that it kills the immune cells we ...

A new study comparing the microbiomes of people with IBD and Parkinson’s disease has found that people with either condition ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cuyahoga County Justice Center’s water system was disinfected Friday due to the detection of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, the county said Friday in a news release.

The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes cause illness and disease (such as bacteria and viruses), others are ...

Allergies and sinus infections can cause many similar symptoms, such as nasal congestion. However, the conditions have ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...