Infectious diseases
Evidence-based information and tips for preventing and treating a range of bacteria and viral infections
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Read ArticleViral gastroenteritis is no fun, but it's not the flu
Symptoms of viral gastroenteritis include diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. People often call it stomach flu, but it's not influenza.
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Read ArticleAtrial fibrillation: What makes the heart skip a beat?
AFib can be dangerous so you should know the causes behind this electrical dysfunction in the heart.
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Read ArticleFirst-aid tips and a DIY kit for minor cuts and scrapes
Proper care for minor cuts, wounds and scrapes reduces the risk of infection and helps minimize scarring. Treat them with these first-aid tips and make your own first-aid kit.
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Read ArticleHow to recognize and reduce risk of UTIs in seniors and older women
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common and recurrent in older adults, especially women. Letting a UTI linger without proper medical diagnosis or treatment can result in serious complications.
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Read Article5 skin conditions you don’t want to bring home from the gym
Fungi and bacteria lurk on your favorite workout machines and in common areas at the gym. Learn how to protect your skin against gym germs.
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Read ArticleIt's tick season: Protect yourself
Cases of diseases transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes have grown rapidly over the last 13 years, which makes it more important to take steps to protect yourselves in the outdoors.
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Read ArticleFast facts about fever for nervous parents
What you should know to help your child get through a fever and put you more at ease
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Read ArticleAsk the pediatrician: Vaccine Q&A
Here are some of the questions providers hear most often about childhood immunization
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Read ArticleAntibiotics May No Longer Do the Trick for Treating UTIs
UTIs are becoming increasingly resistant to today’s drugs
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Read ArticleWhat Do You Know About Hepatitis A?
All about hepatitis A
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Read ArticleWhy community immunity is so important
Getting vaccinated may prevent disease in your neighborhood and save lives.
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Read ArticleA hot topic: Is it really necessary to finish prescription antibiotics?
Recent reports suggest it may be OK to quit taking antibiotics as soon as you feel better, but those reports conflict with science. A doctor weighs in.
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Read Article6 tips to stop ticks this summer
A few simple precautions will keep you bug-free as you hike, bike and camp this summer.
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Read ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Meningitis
What do you need to know about meningitis
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Read ArticleFast and Accurate Diagnosis Saves Maxine Maples' Life
Quick diagnosis at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka saves a woman's life
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Read ArticleBeat the bites: How to avoid pesky ticks and mosquitoes
You can’t run or hide from ticks and mosquitoes, but you can keep them from biting you.
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Read ArticleOn World AIDS Day, a sense of hope
While AIDS remains a deadly disease without a cure, much of the gloom surrounding the illness has lifted.
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Read ArticleA Zika breakthrough? Antibody may protect the unborn
Researchers have identified an antibody that prevents Zika from spreading from an infected mother mouse to her fetus.
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Read ArticleCranberries don't help treat urinary infections
Drink cranberry juice because you like it, researchers say; that old folk remedy doesn’t hold true.
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Read ArticleGates Foundation helps wage mosquito war against Zika
It sounds like science fiction - a new effort is under way to deliberately infect Zika-carrying mosquitoes with naturally occurring bacteria.
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