Most of us are aware that a persistent sore throat and a fever are telltale signs of a strep infection, and that they warrant ...

Flu season is here with some other ickiness joining the petri dish party, including allergies, strep, pneumonia, COVID-19 and norovirus.

Certain civilian studies deal with selected or closed populations and therefore do not adequately describe the risk of streptococcal pharyngitis in an open population. In this connection ...

Penicillin is the most commonly recommended therapy for group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. Although group A streptococcus has not developed resistance, antibiotic therapy fails to eradicate ...

MANY studies have described the incidence of streptococcal pharyngitis in military personnel,1 , 2 and more recently attention has been focused on the occurrence of this disease in nonmilitary popu ...

Meade pointed out strep throat is a bacterial infection, while typical sore throats stem from viral infections associated with colds or a flu. Meade said this difference is significant, as untreated ...

Would you know when to seek help for a sore throat? Official advice including symptoms when you need to take urgent action ...

Saskatchewan's Minister of Rural and Remote Health Lori Carr announces that some pharmacies will now offer options to get tested for strep throat and ear infections. (Matt Howard/CBC-Radio Canada ...

Saskatchewan's Minister of Rural and Remote Health Lori Carr announces that some pharmacies will now offer options to get tested for strep throat and ear infections. (Matt Howard/CBC-Radio Canada) The ...

The training allows for pharmacists to conduct rapid testing for strep throat, providing patients with results in approximately 10 minutes. "Expanding the role of pharmacies will help address ...

Sorry, friends — an unexpected wrassle with an extremely nasty case of strep throat means that the person in charge of Humboldt History was unable to pull it together this week. Do me a favor: If you ...

Eleven pharmacies across Saskatchewan will test for both ear infections and strep throat, while 37 other pharmacies will ...