An excellent article in this Tuesday’s issue of The New York Times science section tackled that question. “Every day, ...

Now researchers show that metabolites produced by gut microbes ... A Common Mouth and Gut Bacteria May Be Linked With Increased Stroke Risk Jan. 30, 2025 — Increased levels of Streptococcus ...

CONWAY, S.C. (WKRC) - A lawsuit claims a man died from Legionnaires' disease after he soaked in a bacteria-infested hot tub. According to WBTW, 72-year-old Wayne Van Der Plaats was hospitalized in ...

These controls can also apply to harmful bacteria found in incidents such as sewage spills. Infectious diseases are sometimes called contagious when they are easily transmitted by contact with an ...

Tests on the "mysterious balls" which led to the closure of several Australian beaches last week have revealed they were made up partially of faecal bacteria. Nine beaches in Sydney were closed by ...

A shop boss was caught with thousands of pounds of illegal cigarettes and tobacco products during a raid by police and council chiefs, a court heard. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Cigarettes were once ubiquitous in American life. That's changed over the last 50 years as tobacco advertising disappeared from the airwaves and a massive health campaign discouraged Americans ...

Bacteria are organisms that consist of a single cell without a nucleus and with distinct structural, physiological and evolutionary characteristics. Bacteria form one of the three domains of life ...

The vaginal flora is the bacteria that live inside the vagina. The normal vaginal flora is dominated by various lactobacillus species. Lactobacilli help to keep the vagina healthy by producing lactic ...

This discovery could also have implications in studies of polymer-secreting conglomerations of bacteria known as biofilms—the slippery goo on river rocks, for example—and in industrial ...

If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these deadly products. That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on ...

In the final days of President Joe Biden’s term, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a proposal that could make cigarettes less addictive and simpler to quit. The agency says it will ...