PORTAGE, MI -- Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services has issued a public health advisory for a suspected harmful algal bloom in Austin Lake, located in the city of Portage. Residents and ...

Manicures and pedicures are big business, with the global nail care market estimated to be worth US$23.5 billion. But sometimes clients visiting nail salons come away with more than beautiful nails.

Planning to take a trip to the beach in Mississippi this weekend? Health experts found high levels of fecal bacteria in the water at several beaches. ‘No idea it was coming’: Pentagon officials ...

Some 65 residences in Mountain View will be without drinkable water at least through the middle of this week after water testing came back positive for bacteria Sunday, two days after construction ...

Vicious flesh-eating bacteria may be lurking in bodies of water across Long Island, as researchers warned that victims face a 20% chance of dying within 48 hours. Stony Brook University professor Dr.

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within them. The human gut microbiome, for instance, has been associated with ...

Antibiotics are designed to kill harmful bacteria and help the body recover from infection. But some antibiotics may also push bacteria to release tiny particles that can make inflammation worse.

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...