Discover how your belly button harbors dangerous bacteria that can cause infections, inflammation, and mysterious health ...

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These commonly ignored hygiene habits may be silently affecting your skin, lungs, gut health, and immune system more than you ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD There are four stages of appendicitis, which describe its severity and whether it ...

As warmer weather approaches, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued a warning about tick season and Lyme ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has flagged five key foods as carrying a 'greater risk' of Listeriosis, a rare bacterial infection. Vanessa Wong, a consultant in Gastrointestinal Infections ...

You can reduce the risk of bacterial vaginosis by not douching, avoiding scented soaps and period products, and practicing safe sex. It might be easier to clear up a common vaginal infection if ...

Health bosses have urged vulnerable groups to avoid eating certain foods following a rise in potentially deadly listeria bacteria. New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed ...

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - The Trump Administration has shut down the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Infection Control Advisory Committee. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee ...

Bacterial infection of the umbilical stump with spread to the skin ... After the cord falls off, continue sponge baths for a few more days. Help the belly button area dry up. Then, tub baths will be ...

Hong Kong authorities have found a sample of the same type of bacteria responsible for a “flesh-eating infection” that led to the amputation of a man’s left leg on a pair of shorts given to ...