WASHINGTON (AP) — Surprising new research shows a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women, overturning the belief that fetuses grow in a pretty sterile ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Health Department has given the go-ahead to the Bridgeport Carbon Live Fire to reopen following a July E. coli outbreak. The outbreak sickened more than 60 people. Despite ...

Melinda Pratt’s Monday began like any other: waking up the kids, turning on the TV and making her morning coffee. “I had it on my news channel, and I heard the carrots thing, and I leaned to look at ...

Two recent chemistry studies pinpoint reactions that may link the gut microbiome to the development of Parkinson's disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Physicians have relied on a class of antibiotics called polymyxins to fight potentially life-threatening Gram-negative bacterial infections for more than 80 years. These drugs are typically reserved ...

Federal health officials concluded their investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, determining that slivered onions served on the burgers were the likely culprit.

We’re all told that to live longer, we must exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, get enough sleep, maintain an optimal weight, not smoke, and manage stress. But why do some people naturally make it ...

Wild gorillas eat the same tree bark used by traditional healers, which can inhibit the growth of E. coli in petri dishes, according to a new study. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Probiotics introduce live bacteria which you can directly add to your gut system, through a process similar to seed planting ...

When bacteria die, their bodies rupture and spill a buffet of nutrients for neighboring microbes. The live cells feast on molecules served by their dead counterparts and in turn become a meal for ...