If you are a silent sufferer of crusty mouth corners who believes you’ve got chapped lips, we’re sorry to tell you that it’s ...

Men are at risk of contracting dangerous forms of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) throughout their lives, according to new ...

E. coli is often tied to food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates about 73,000 people are ...

Don't brush your teeth just before oral sex. If you do, your mouth or gums may bleed, which raises chances of infection. Skip oral sex during risky times. This includes a time when you have sores ...

“Butterscotch had such serious dental disease that infection ate through his jawbone!!! Poor guy was living with necrotic ...

Diagnoses of syphilis in the West Midlands shot up by 32 per cent in the past three years, especially among heterosexual men, ...

Toothbrushes and showerheads in American homes are teeming with viruses known as bacteriophages (bacteria eaters), a new ...

By killing beneficial bacteria, these mouthwashes can inadvertently increase the ratio of bad to good bacteria, hence reduce ...

Villalobos said respiratory infections can appear similar but there are ways to help tell the difference ... She said this is notable because coxsackievirus can cause hand, foot and mouth disease, ...

It does not affect humans and the Welsh government has said there is no risk to public health or food safety. Sheep are more ...

Possibly linked to this, there is evidence that using dummies can increase the risk of ear and mouth infections. Long-term dummy use can impact speech development. Kerry cautions against allowing ...

The doctors who treated a surfer after he was bit by a shark are recounting how the treatment and surgery played out.