WASHINGTON -- Drug-resistant germs are on the rise in the United States and experts predict a sharp jump in the strains of a dangerous form of strep that can overcome two common antibiotics. By the ...

A first-of-its-kind study from the University of Maine is giving clinicians who treat pregnant women new insight into ...

WASHINGTON — The same bacteria that cause simple strep throat sometimes trigger bloodstream or even flesh-eating infections instead, and over the years, dangerous cases have increased. Now researchers ...

An invasion of the blood stream by the germ called Streptococcus haemolyticus may be one of the most dreadful diseases that can befall a human being. The germ, breeding in the blood, destroys the red ...

In a dangerous boomerang effect apparently caused by antibiotics, E. coli is on the rise among premature babies and has overtaken strep as the most common infection in such infants, a disturbing new ...

A University of Georgia researcher has laid claim to developing an application that can make any material permanently germ-free. This breakthrough could dramatically reduce infection rates and illness ...

Streptococcus anginosus, a common germ in the mouth and gut, may be abundant in stroke patients' intestines, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Stroke Association's ...

Infections can feel like unwelcome guests that just won’t leave. You think you’ve kicked them out, only to find them sneaking back in—sometimes with more gusto than before. It’s a frustrating cycle ...

WASHINGTON -- Drug-resistant germs are on the rise in the United States and experts predict a sharp jump in the strains of a dangerous form of strep that can overcome two common antibiotics. By summer ...

WASHINGTON — Think of germs as gangsters. One thug lurking on a corner you might outrun, but a dozen swaggering down the street? Yikes. Bacteria make their own gangs, clustering quietly in the body ...