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New evidence points to why genes that make us susceptible to infections and autoimmune diseases continue to be passed down instead of being eradicated from the gene pool.
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A McGill University researcher has found chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI).
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The number of swine flu cases has doubled in South Africa following a sports tournament. Health authorities are telling the public there is no reason to panic.
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As WHO confirms 40 cases of swine flu in the U.S., the European Union's health commissioner warns against travel to parts of the U.S. and Europe where the disease has been seen.
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Drug-resistant staph bacteria is getting harder to treat. What once was a simple problem to solve is now causing more serious illnesses than ever before.
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C-diff, as Clostridium difficile is better known, is a bacterium that was discovered in 1978 to be the cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis.
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A drug resistant staph is being passed by gay men during sex. The potentially deadly bacteria , MRSA is appearing outside of hospitals in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.
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It would appear that kids in the UK just aren't getting the message as numbers of new cases of sexually transmitted infections rises to an all time high. The campaign for safe sex targeted at young people is failing to hit the spot
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 The "Ramnit" worm has infected about 45,000 Facebook accounts stealing usernames and passwords primarily in the U.K. and France.
 Nearly all people who have sinus infections don't need antibiotics, according to new guidelines for doctors.
 Handwashing helped slash rates of MRSA and C. difficile infections in hospitals, British researchers found.
One in six cancers - two million a year globally - are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, new estimates suggest.
The respiratory infection that landed Elton John in the hospital is just the latest in a string of health problems for the pop music icon.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of fungal endophthalmitis (eye infections) in patients who...
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The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) is issuing draft guidelines proposing that all U.S. baby boomers get a one-time...
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The researchers from the University of Beira Interior in Portugal tested coriander oil against 12 bacterial strains,...
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Keeping hands clean and free from pathogens or high levels of microbial contamination is an important part of...
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Researchers have discovered that a bacterial pathogen can breakdown down protective molecules, known as mucins, on...
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