A common bacteria is fuelling millions of cases of stomach cancer worldwide – but screening may turn the tide, experts have said.Scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) ...

One person is dead and at more than 40 people sick after a legionnaires' outbreak in London, Middlesex London Health Unit ...

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As the number of people with allergies grows worldwide, scientists are trying to work out precisely how and why these ...

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Public health officials have declared a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in southeast London, with 43 confirmed cases reported ...

Dr Primrose Freestone, a clinical microbiologist from the University of Leicester, says that you should always sit down on the toilet, no matter how unclean the seat might appear.

Parenting can be expensive, and it’s only natural to look for ways to cut costs—especially when kids outgrow items faster than you can blink. While borrowing from friends and family can be a great way ...

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that co-supplementation with feeding stimulants like sugars can reduce the number of ...

A study reveals that lysozyme (LYZ) plays a pivotal role in age-related blood vessel inflammation by influencing gut bacteria ...

New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that, under some conditions, plants can "curate" their ...