The bombardment of Gaza has left a toxic legacy of contaminated soil, blackened water and disease-spreading garbage that will last generations.

In a surprising and hopeful turn in the fight against gonorrhea, the United Kingdom has become the first country to recommend ...

New gut study shows specialized colonic cells use pattern recognition receptors to sense bacterial protein and trigger rapid brain signaling.

Officials with the NJ DEP are continuing to monitor the water along the Jersey shore after beach advisories for bacteria was ...

Chemical chatter from resident bacteria in the gut can hit the brain and nervous system in real time, shaping behavior and ...

A University of Florida infectious disease expert is urging caution after four people died from a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium found in warm Florida waters, including two deaths reported in St.

The city of Fort Myers is admitting that it did not follow procedures, after high amounts of coliform bacteria showed up in ...

Our area beaches can provide an oasis for thousands of people looking to make the most of summer, but the environmental ...

A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.

A recent report by PennEnvironment highlights the health risks associated with swimming in polluted waters, with a focus on ...

Because of "unsatisfactory bacteriological water results" when testing for E. coli, Langford Lake was put under advisory at ...

High bacteria levels detected during testing at the lake mark the second swimming closure at the central Pennsylvania park ...