CAPE TOWN - According to the Department of Health, 170 people die of tuberculosis (TB) every day in South Africa. The department has embarked on a national campaign to reduce the number of TB ...

The HHS secretary has fought mercury pollution for years. He’s now in an administration that wants to make it easier for industries to dump it into the air ...

The international team has now been able to resolve the mystery of how the microbes use this process to generate energy. Their findings are also interesting for another reason: Since the ...

Diphtheria can lead to serious complications, such as respiratory failure, if left untreated. The outbreak thus far has ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

These bacteria accumulate from sweat, dead skin cells, saliva, and hair oils, creating a perfect breeding ground for skin infections, clogged pores, and even scalp issues. The types of bacteria found ...

Urgent recall for lemonade sold across the USThe FDA has issued a classification for a massive recall of canned tuna that ...

And this is despite a bath mat harbouring more bacteria than a toilet seat. A recent study showed that bath mats had the highest bacterial count of all items tested, with Gram-positive rods ...

While cleaning the bathroom is a chore most people hate doing, it's essential to keep germs and dangerous bacteria at bay.

Clostridium botulinum is a rod-shaped bacteria that produces lethal toxins under low-oxygen conditions that can cause botulism, leading to difficulty breathing, respiratory and muscle paralysis ...

The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...