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As the infecting organisms of food poisoning invade your intestines, the symptoms can be debilitating–nausea, stomach pain, loose bowel movements and slight fever. It often gets worse before it gets better. You're likely to start vomiting and have ongoing...
Preventive antiretroviral treatment appears to be an effective way to help protect high-risk people against HIV infection, a recent study suggests. HIV,...
Every summer, there are more than 30,000 new cases of Lyme disease in the US, with 93% occurring in 10 states—...
A "nightmare" bacteria that is resistant to powerful antibiotics and kills half of those it infects has surfaced in nearly...
The bacteria responsible for whooping cough may be evolving into different strains, and the current vaccine can't offer complete protection...
The new SARS-like "coronavirus" that first emerged in the Middle East can invade the lungs and immune system as easily...
A short course of treatment with a newer antibiotic called tedizolid works as well against bacterial skin infections as longer treatment with...
Commercial dishwashers can kill everyday bacteria but not norovirus, the cause of stomach flu and many foodborne illnesses around the world, according...
Many Americans take zinc supplements to zap colds, and a recent study seeks to explain how the mineral works. Zinc helps fight...
Two people in Louisiana died in 2011 from a rare brain infection contracted after using neti pots containing tap water to flush...
Shocking fact: One of every 30 baby boomers has been infected with a virus–most of them unknowingly–that greatly increases the...
Sepsis is the tenth-leading cause of death in the US. It doesn't have to be. The challenge: There isn'...