Disease

Coverage of infectious and chronic diseases — their causes, mechanisms, epidemiology, prevention strategies, and the latest science on how the body fights back.

On the court in the 1970s, there was nothing small about the presence of "Tiny" Archibald.
Proteus, the shape-shifting god of the Greeks, has come to mean malleable or changeable.
The anti-vaccine movement is not limited just to the United States. Anti-vaxxers are influential in Europe, and the results have been entirely predictable: Europe is in the grip of a measles outbreak.
Always question the headlines. They are often wrong. Here's a recent one from AOL News:
Every single day, you take several IQ tests. You just aren't aware of them.
Syphilis (1) was nearly eradicated in the United States 10 years ago, according to the CDC, but recently there has been an upsurge in cases. It is particularly concerning that the incr
Allergic reactions to cats are caused by immune system responses to the animals' saliva, urine or skin, and can result in myriad symptoms, ranging from hives and wheezing to skin wheals, teary eyes, and stuffy sinuses.
Joshua Corn, “a natural health advocate for 20 years” reveals the secrets physicians have withheld from the public about heartburn, and promised us a way to soothe our symptoms and fix the underlying problem.
Many New Yorkers might not believe it, but rats can make good pets. Not the typical rats we're familiar with in the subway, or those seen skittering around garbage cans after dark.
Groundhog Day, the greatest American tradition, happens every year on February 2nd, when several overly dressed gents pull a rodent out of a tree to predict the weather for the next six weeks. They've done this for 132 years.