Future mothers hoping to use donated semen might want to think twice before using any samples from the Miami-Dade Country area of Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warni ...
A new study has found that up to half of people who think they have a penicillin "allergy" can still receive the drug, and other antibiotics with similar structures, without any negative reactions to ...
Phuket, the island in Thailand typically associated with paradise and most recently, illegally-run hotels, now has a different problem—a stray cat with the claws of death.Weera Pantip, a 63-year-old m ...
A bacterium which triggers respiratory disease has been detected in the water systems of two Pennsylvania nursing facilities.On Friday, local officials confirmed that new restrictions were being imple ...
A New York creamery was forced to recall items after a fatal disease outbreak stemming from their soft cheese products.Vulto Creamery, in Walton, New York, recalled eight cheese items after a possible ...
In the past, infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) commonly led to dementia as the virus made its way to the brain. Even in effectively treated people, HIV can hide out and replicate in pl ...
For regions that experienced a boom in mouse populations last year, scientists say 2017 could see a surge in cases of Lyme disease.Caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick, ...
Have you ever had the stomach flu, aka the 24-hour flu? Well, chances are high that you never had influenza, but an intestinal infection called gastroenteritis.While sometimes severe cold symptoms can ...
Over 6,500 waterfowl—mostly ducks—have died in Canyon County, Idaho, stricken by avian cholera. The outbreak started in February, and before it's over, it may not only be Idaho's largest outbreak, but ...
For some, drinking raw milk is a way to get back to nature, improve family nutrition, and hedge against asthma and allergies. However, according to public health authorities, drinking raw or unpasteur ...