Dr. Janine Zee-Cheng, a board-certified pediatrician in Indiana, told HuffPost that sometimes a child will come in with a ...

Eleven Saskatchewan pharmacies have been selected to offer step throat and ear infection assessments through a pilot project with the provincial government. Another 37 were chosen to offer only the ...

Strep A can be treated with antibiotics Strep A is a very common bacteria that can be treated with antibiotics. Your child might also be given a throat swab to determine diagnosis ... only iGAS but ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

Although group A streptococcus has not developed resistance, antibiotic therapy fails to eradicate the infection in some patients. Many authors have suggested using a cephalosporin as an ...

With many viruses now on the rise, it can be hard to know which illness you have and how to handle it. A doctor helps you to decide.

A new report has been released looking at the infection rate of Group A streptococcal, otherwise known as scarlet fever, this ...