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Good gut health can be described as having a level balance between the "good" and "bad" bacteria and yeast in your digestive system - here's why it matters and how you can improve it

Jesse Brown, aged 11, died from fa lesh eating bacteria, having picked up a Strep A infection after spraining his ankle. Tributes have poured in for the youngster in Orange County, Florida

The co-founder of Spectrum Collections make-up brushes has shared her top tips for correctly cleaning your brushes to ensure you're not putting extra dirt on your face and risking infection

Antibiotics are drugs designed to treat infections caused by bacteria (for example, skin infections). They don’t work on infections caused by other microbes such as viruses (including COVID and flu) or fungi (for example, thrush).

And what about eggs — or oranges? We spoke with experts about if, how and when to wash all of your food

The more people in the hot tub, the higher the levels of feces and sweat shed into the water (and urine if anyone has peed in the water).

Cancer is often seen as a disease that arises from genetic mutations causing cells to divide uncontrollably and invade other parts of the body. But the spread of cells away from their origins is actually a normal process in some cases. The embryo burrows into the uterus during early pregnancy.…

By studying bacteria that thrive without sun, scientists are learning more about the history of evolution of life

Since the discovery of penicillin in the late 1920s, antibiotics have “revolutionized medicine and saved millions of lives.” Unfortunately, the effectiveness of antibiotics is now threatened by the increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria globally.