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

Here's what you need to know about Group B strep in pregnancy, including testing, treatment, and how it might impact your ...

The Pioneer Co-op Pharmacy inside the Wheatland Mall is one of 11 pharmacies in the province that can now test and treat both strep throat and ear infections. Shoppers Drug Mart in Swift Current is ...

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

Two patients had apparent cure of the infection with retention of the prosthesis. Group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections appear to be a late complication of prosthetic joint replacement ...

Currently, Scarlet fever - which is caused by the Group A Streptococcus bacteria - is not a notifiable disease in Australia ... "Scarlet fever these days is essentially a child, occasionally adults, ...

Falling temperatures increase the attack of viruses and bacteria, leading to a surge in cases of colds, coughs, throat ...

Marine biologist and chemist Professor Kirsten Benkendorff, who co-authored the report, said the research found that oyster blood proteins specifically kill streptococcus bacteria, which are ...