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While a sore throat can be a side effect of many other illnesses, it's also the most telling symptom of strep.

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H. pylori infections occur across the world due to exposure to saliva or stool in contaminated water or food. Learn how the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the balance of bacteria in the gut can influence symptoms of hypopituitarism in mice. They also showed that aspirin was able to improve ...

Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its own rules. This video shows one Corynebacterium matruchotii bacterium dividing into many ...

Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be a more effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant gut infections. The team found that ...

However, two days later the little girl came down with Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, which is a common virus in kids, causing sores in the mouth and a rash on the hands and feet. Amanda took her ...