A team of US-based scientists have found "a probable causal connection" between a form of bacteria found in the human gut and the onset of depression.Carried out by a team from Harvard University and ...

A new study has discovered that a type of bacteria commonly found in the body, which usually does not pose problems for ...

Proton-pump inhibitors like pantoprazole are often used in people after surgical treatment for esophageal cancer. They reduce ...

There’s a virus making the rounds in South Carolina and there’s no vaccine to fight it. Here’s how to protect yourself, ...

Bringing travelers from all over the world together in a crowded, semi-enclosed space can facilitate the spread of germs. Last year, there were 16 outbreaks of stomach illnesses aboard cruise ...

Yum, yum. These guys—the good-guy bacteria—wait in your intestines for food to come from your stomach. Then they take something you recognize as food (in this case, lettuce) and break it down ...

Narrator: Germs are like cars ... or coming in contact with fecal matter, your stomach is about to feel pretty terrible. Diarrhea-causing illnesses, like salmonella or giardiasis, are 30% more ...

For some time, people believed that stomach ulcers were caused by excess gastric acid associated with emotional stress and/or diets that included spicy foods. Early treatment of this debilitating ...

Flu virus is trending high right now, and things are especially miserable in the South, Southwest, and western U.S.