Tooth pain, bleeding gums, or chronic bad breath may not just be dental problems. Experts explain how these six warning signs ...

HAVING not been to the dentist since before the Covid pandemic, Vicki Williams was so “embarrassed” of her teeth, she hid ...

The mouth–heart connection is real. Oral bacteria can fuel plaque rupture in arteries, raising heart attack risk. Prevention starts with oral care.

Tuberculosis still kills quietly, despite modern medicine. Stigma, lack of awareness and drug resistance, keep the crisis ...

Thrush in horses is characterised by a black, foul-smelling discharge from the hooves and urgent treatment is required. In my experience, thrush is usually (but not always) the result of poor hoof ...

Certain bacteria typically found in the mouth and throat may be a trigger for heart attacks, recent research suggests.

Hidden oral bacteria may take refuge in artery walls, forming biofilms that evade detection and could help trigger heart ...

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WSVN) — A bacterial infection is spreading through Florida’s palm trees. The disease, known as lethal bronzing, is spread by a small insect that sucks sap from other palms and ...

Many harmful bacteria can move to evade high concentrations of antibiotics. This allows them to spread through the body and makes them harder to treat, contributing to the growing problem of ...

A total of five people have now died amid an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia, which has infected dozens of people in New York City, according to health officials. As of Aug. 19, there have been 108 ...

Health officials are warning residents and visitors of several states about a flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm waters. Yahoo News reports that approximately 60 cases of Vibrio ...