Researchers have developed a compound that is effective against common bacteria that can lead to rare, dangerous illnesses. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...

Ureaplasma lives in up to 80% of sexually active people and most providers never test for it. Here is why. Ureaplasma is a type of bacteria that lives in the respiratory and urogenital tracts of a ...

Are you still experiencing stomach pain or discomfort even though your H. pylori test was negative?When results and your physical condition do not align, it is confusing to know what to believe.H.

Urease is one of the most consequential enzymes in the microbial world. By hydrolyzing urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, it lets bacteria tap a ubiquitous nitrogen source, buffer their internal pH ...

A cooling tower at Yankee Stadium was among 10 in the South Bronx that preliminarily tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed one person and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As Missourians look to escape the heat through the state’s rivers, lakes and creeks, a recent water study found that 85% of Missouri water test sites were positive for fecal ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An environmental nonprofit is urging local leaders to take action to prevent sewage overflows from polluting waterways across the Philadelphia region. A new online map tracking ...

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond. There are several types of bacteria that can ...

More than a dozen Upper East Side buildings have been added to the list of addresses that tested positive for the live bacteria causing the Legionnaires' outbreak, the health department said in its ...

Thirty-four cooling towers at 33 buildings on the Upper East Side tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, the New York City Health Department announced Tuesday. Health officials said nine towers ...

A fifth person has died as a result of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in a Manhattan neighborhood, according to the city's health department, which also shared that dozens of buildings were found to ...