A new study reveals that the gut microbiome is way more complex than people might think. A virus in it may hold the key to ...

Scientists have zeroed in on a widely-used weed killer that could be tied to a historic rise in young colon cancer cases.

When combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors, bread coated in attenuated Listeria stimulated a gut immune response and ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related death among adults under 50 in the United States, and diagnoses in younger adults continue to increase at an alarming rate. In fact, it has ...

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Cases of a drug-resistant infection that causes severe diarrhea are on the rise in the U.S. Shigella bacteria are found in poop and can spread from one person to another or through contaminated water, ...

Federal health officials have alerted the U.S. public that a drug-resistant strain of infectious Shigella bacteria is posing a threat to public health. In an April 9 report from the U.S. Centers for ...

Yeast infections often begin with a subtle itch that's easy to ignore at first. But that mild irritation can escalate into persistent discomfort, burning and other symptoms that interfere with ...

Colorectal cancer has been receiving more attention in recent months. It is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women in the United States, excluding skin cancers. According to the ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...