This is the first of two articles on preparing for respiratory illnesses heading our way this fall. With summer in the ...

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The Food and Drug Administration had recently approved a new drug for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema), which can ...

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Scraping or scrubbing will help prevent bacteria build-up and improve your breath. And knowing what a healthy tongue looks ...

My hands shook as I texted my husband. I felt unmoored in my body, as if I’d awoken in a different house than the one where I ...

Has your doctor asked you to stick out your tongue and say "aaah"? While the GP assesses your throat, they're also checking ...

The animal kingdom never fails to astonish us. When we think we've seen it all, animals find new ways to be stranger, mo ...

Discover 3 common tick species in Iowa and the diseases they transmit. Learn how to protect yourself and your pets.

"This infection strategy may be employed by other bacteria, making this research a potential foundation for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying various bacterial infections," said ...

A new report says that 13 percent of cancers are linked to bacteria or viruses. Vaccines and treatments offer powerful ...

To survive, bacteria infect a host by replicating themselves, infecting cells, and then exiting those infected cells. A typical example of this process is seen in Shigella flexneri, a bacterium ...