In today’s world of instant online advice, many pet owners turn to the internet for tips on caring for their furry companions. While some advice can be helpful, the risks of misinformation can be ...

Food poisoning is caused by contaminated food with bacteria, viruses, or toxins. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, and fever ...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick- also called a deer tick - is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, ...

There are many consequences of untreated OSA, and all of these are more likely with more-severe obstruction. Because people ...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick—also called a deer tick—is a risk during spring, summer, ...

The tick may have bitten the woman's eardrum, with enzymes in its saliva causing severe pain, hearing loss and tinnitus.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.

But for a 21-year-old woman from Dharan, Nepal, the eerie sound ringing in her ear was indicative of something much more serious — a parasite. The woman arrived in an otorhinolaryngology, or ear, nose ...

aeruginosa. You may not show any symptoms or need treatment. Your immune system could manage to get rid of the bacteria without any extra help. If you do have symptoms but are otherwise healthy ...

In some cases, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause no noticeable symptoms. When they do occur, STI symptoms in males can include discharge, bleeding, painful blisters, and more.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Since the re-emergence of guinea worm in a remote village in South Sudan, the Carter Center has returned to ...