This week, Southern England was rocked by what health officials called an “explosive” wave of meningococcal meningitis ...

A COMMON bladder infection could increase the risk of dementia by a fifth, scientists suggest. Cystitis, a urinary tract ...

Cystitis increases the danger of developing the debilitating condition independently of other ailments and conditions, ...

Getting sick is always uncomfortable and inconvenient. The good news is that you can prevent many common types of illness. Critical role of vaccines in general health Vaccines can help control and ...

A fast-growing outbreak of meningitis in southern England has killed a teenager and a 21-year-old student at the University ...

A common antihistamine used to treat allergy symptoms called loratadine could help kill Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria associated with Lyme disease, according to a recent study. Loratadine, which ...

Experts fear common types of fungi are 'adapting' to become resistant to lifesaving medications, fueling potential outbreaks. Candida albicans is a generally harmless fungus that lives on the surface ...

New method provides high-resolution surveillance data about multiple common antibiotic-resistant bacteria at once and could help prevent the spread of infections. Researchers have developed a new ...