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There are ways to treat the infection and protect yourself and your family from getting it in the first place. Here’s what you need to know.

Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hung flat-screen colour monitors on the walls of the Enterprise decades before we did the same in our living rooms.

A vast combination of microorganisms live in our gut, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Collectively, we refer to this as the the microbiome.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The swell rolling into Southern California this week may seem enticing for surfers, but public health officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean.

Lidl has added three more fish products to its recall alert as they could contain harmful bacteria, while Ella's Kitchen has added another best before date to its baby food recall over allergy fears

Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favorable profile in young pigs, researchers have found. Read on for details:

Cheese is not just a tasty snack — it’s an ecosystem. And the fungi and bacteria within that ecosystem play a big part in shaping the flavor and texture of the final product.

Scarlet fever is more common in children but adults can also contract the bacterial infection

UK outbreak has already led to the deaths of 24 children and localised shortages of antibiotics used to treat the bacterial infection

We’ve all suffered from bad breath at some stage. But for many people, it’s a daily struggle they grapple with to find a treatment or cure.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Those sweet shellfish may be tempting, but eating oysters in Florida has been dangerous this year.