Background. Cocolonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae among children has been noted in numerous studies, as has an inverse relationship involving colonization with these ...

Flu symptoms, like fever and muscle aches, will worsen in the first few days. You should start to feel better by around day 5 after symptoms start.

Our noses are home to a variety of bacteria. Some, like Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pneumoniae, can cause serious ...

The word "antibiotic" has always been to me a symbol of the miracles of modern medicine. Perhaps they're a bit ordinary these days compared with robotic surgery or capsule endoscopy, but in a ...

Investigators have shown that a method they developed to improve the usefulness and precision of the most common form of the gene-editing tools CRISPR-Cas9 RNA-guided nucleases can be applied to Cas9 ...

South Beloit High School is notifying families after cases of a highly contagious skin infection were detected in several ...

Health authorities on Tuesday warned consumers against buying certain batches of calcium supplements that they said tested positive for Streptococcus aureus and salmonella spp traces. The Food and ...

Empyema is a medical term used for pus pockets that have accumulated inside a body cavity, for example, pleural space. This condition occurs when a bacterial infection remains untreated or if it does ...