Today, it is hard for us to fully appreciate the great revolution in medicine known as “germ theory” and the role that animal research played in its development. It seems impossible that people once ...

The spread of the H1N1 flu, the "swine flu," is thought to spread from person to person through coughing or sneezing. Health officials encourage you to wash your hands often with soap and warm water.

Trace amounts of antiseptic chemicals in hospital rooms may be driving tolerance and resistance in bacteria, a study finds.

In recent months, the U.S. government has taken steps to defund and dismantle key infectious disease programs, including a National Institutes of Health lab that has contributed to groundbreaking work ...

FOX 12 investigated the spread of germs in schools and what we've found may make your skin crawl. We teamed up with Holy Redeemer in North Portland to test several different spots in the school's K-8 ...

Relevance exists between tumorigenesis and embryonic development. Distinct clinical and molecular features, as well as the ...

Your 99.9% germ-free habits may be hurting long-term immunity. Here is what the hygiene hypothesis says about how these germ-free habits can impact your gut and overall immune function.