Chemical chatter from resident bacteria in the gut can hit the brain and nervous system in real time, shaping behavior and ...

A University of Florida infectious disease expert is urging caution after four people died from a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium found in warm Florida waters, including two deaths reported in St.

The city of Fort Myers is admitting that it did not follow procedures, after high amounts of coliform bacteria showed up in ...

Our area beaches can provide an oasis for thousands of people looking to make the most of summer, but the environmental ...

A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.

A recent report by PennEnvironment highlights the health risks associated with swimming in polluted waters, with a focus on ...

Because of "unsatisfactory bacteriological water results" when testing for E. coli, Langford Lake was put under advisory at ...

High bacteria levels detected during testing at the lake mark the second swimming closure at the central Pennsylvania park ...

England will become the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against gonorrhoea. Tony Kirby reports.

Kitchen towels are essential and versatile, but it's these attributes that make them a potential home for bacteria. How often ...

Swim advisories were issued Tuesday at two beaches in Sussex County after water tests showed elevated levels of Enterococcus bacteria, a fecal indicator bacteria, according to the Delaware Department ...

There’s nothing like a cool dip into the lake on a hot summer day, but are you thinking about the bacteria that are floating ...