To the untrained eye, all rashes may look alike and seem easily treatable with over-the-counter oral antihistamines or hydrocortisone cream. However, it is not so simple, say member dermatologists from...

I saw an article today that discussed the Los Angeles County child who contracted plague at Yosemite National Park and the author writes in the title that this was the 3rd case of human plague in the...

Raw sprouts have been involved in a number of cases of foodborne illness. To reduce the risk of illness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers to be aware of the risks associated...

To grow a life in your womb is a miracle, and no amount of happiness can equate this wonderful event. However, there are quite a few of sheer challenges in getting pregnant, such as morning sickness, body...

Rabies has the highest case fatality rate of any infectious disease; without treatment or with treatment delayed, an individual, once infected, has a 99.9% chance of dying. Dogs, throughout human history,...

Mike Coston is the Owner/Editor of Avian Flu Diary Although one doesn’t traditionally think of vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Leishmaniasis, Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, and Malaria as being...

It’s funny, how we all make excuses to not work out and want a fabulous body at the same time. One of the most common excuses for not working out is not having time as well as enough money to go to the...

I still recall reporting on January 13, 2012 the one year anniversary of India becoming polio-free, I have to admit, something I thought I would never see when I started my career in laboratory medicine...

Marking World Hepatitis Day 2015, which falls on 28 July in honor of the birthday of the scientist who discovered the hepatitis B virus and its first vaccine, the United Nations World Health Organization...

The world we live in has been dealt with key security challenges for years and it seems that nowadays, human security as well as national security level interchangeable.  Terrorism by itself is a shadow...