Former President George H.W. Bush in intensive care
WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey12 hours ago"President Bush was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood.
Signs of low immunity - Times of India
The Times of India3 days agoImmunity is our body’s intelligent way of fighting a toxin which could either be bacteria, virus, fungal, parasite, any foreign matter or even a heavy metal. A strong immunity ...
Studies discover mice carry harmful bacteria | Health | Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette6 days agoNew York City house mice carry bacteria that can make people sick – including gastrointestinal disease-causing bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella, according to two new studies from the Center ...
Why Lyme Disease Is on the Rise
Mercola8 hours agoTicks are widespread throughout the U.S., and while bites can be harmless they also hold the potential to transmit serious diseases. Lyme disease — which is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria ...
Mice in New York Carry Rare and Dangerous Diseases, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal7 days agoResearchers from the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York gathered 416 mice from seven different sites across ...
If there's a mouse in your house, it might be carrying some bad bugs
NBC NEWS6 days ago“We found them throughout the city,” said Ian Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, who led the study ...
The Poop on House Mice: They Carry 'Superbugs'
WebMD7 days agoIan Lipkin, director of Columbia University's Center for Infection and Immunity, in New York City.
Maine students required to get meningitis vaccine for next school year
Bangor Daily News3 hours agoIn a move aimed at protecting more young Mainers from contracting and spreading a deadly bacterial disease, the state will officially mandate a vaccine in the next school year to prevent meningococcal ...
Opinion | Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: The race to counter next year's flu starts now (and we're behind)
NBC NEWS4 hours agoWhen it comes to infectious diseases, we must always be prepared for the unexpected. Influenza, however, has remained a consistent threat for centuries. As this year’s flu season winds down, ...
Does running a marathon increase your risk of infections?
The Conversation via Yahoo News5 days agoIt is commonly believed that some forms of exercise, such as endurance events, suppress your immune system and leave you at risk of infections, like the common cold. In fact, exercise ...