The Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test is one of the available screening tests for syphilis. The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) is another available screening test. In the RPR, the laboratory...

So many of us or our family members have experienced this relatively mild though distressing infection. Pinworm is the most common worm infection in North America with up to 50% of some groups of school...

Some of us travel to Central and South America for various reasons. Some go to volunteer at a medical hospital or to help out in a poor rural community. Others go for jungle and environmental adventures. While...

I bet a lot of you are like me when you watch the TV show House, you probably sit there and try to figure out what obscure disease their patient has. Well, I was watching an episode the other day (must...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Recently the New York City Department of Health reported two devastating infections in children in Brooklyn. One child, a newborn, as of this writing, has severe permanent brain damage....