Water is an essential resource for human life, yet safe water for domestic use remains scarce, especially for some communities in low- and middle-income countries. Approximately 785 million people ...

ETVAX is the first vaccine that offers significant protection against pathogenic E. coli in children ...

While the outbreak is over, the City of Victoria and shelter providers are taking steps to prevent future illnesses after an individual showed signs of shigella earlier this week.

Since last August, the Broome County Health Department has reported an abnormally large increase in cases of shigellosis, an intestinal infection from the Shigella ...

In 2015, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) published estimates of the incidence and mortality of diarrheal diseases caused by 11 ...

Deaths from both causes are down, but they still eclipse all other causes, according to new statistics. By Nina Agrawal Despite gains in treatment, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of ...

And though rare, causes like preeclampsia in pregnancy and deep vein thrombosis are medical emergencies that require immediate medical care. Here are some of the most common explanations for swollen ...

Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV recently lost his father to Ewing Sarcoma and he will support Wings for Ewing for the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative. After recently launching his own ...

Bacteria uses multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria, that causes colitis, disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as ...

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — More than 30 people have contacted a food poisoning lawyer seeking representation for cases linked to a LongHorn Steakhouse in Fairview Heights, the Lange Law Firm told 5 On ...

Soon after psychiatrist Leo Kanner first identified autism in the 1940s, he and his colleagues proposed a simple explanation for its cause: mothers’ “lack of genuine warmth” toward their children.