A new study has found that a certain strain of E. coli is more likely to cause traveler's diarrhea in people with blood type A.

You guys love the microbiome. You're not alone. The sales of products containing yeasts and bacteria that will colonize your gut and make you stronger and better are legion. I recently met a researcher who did actual microbiome work, and...

Few writers have had the sheer staying power, popularity, and prolific output as Stephen King. From insatiably flesh-hungry clowns and sentient cars to telekinetic teenagers and mystical gunslingers, if there’s one author who has taken...

Hyperthyroidism (Overactive Thyroid) Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur)



Hyperthyroidism is a condition of an “overactive thyroid”, in which an excess of thyroid hormones (T4 and T3) are produced and lead to a variety of...

It describes common disorders such as jaundice, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation and indigestion in the digestive system.

Treating and preventing diarrhoea is a great challenge in Bangladesh. In Matlab, a rural area in Bangladesh, approximately 20,000 people suffering from diarrhoea are admitted to the main hospital every year. Most of those admitted come...

Typhoid fever can be a very serious illness, and we may have already heard of it because of Typhoid Mary, a famous carrier in the beginning of the 20th century. Let's go in for a closer look!

Over 100,000 people die from cholera. Each year. And yet with treatment, at least 99% would survive. So what is cholera, and why are people still dying from it if it can be treated?

We've all gotten food poisoning before, and it's terrible. So what causes it? Just a little bit of bacteria called E. coli, that's all. Let's check them out!