In December, I woke up one day with very itchy toes. I didn’t think too much of it until my toes started sprouting large bubbles of infection within twenty-four hours. Then I ran to Urgent... Read more >>

All bites inflicted on humans, either by individuals of the same species or by cats, dogs, reptiles, rodents, etc., represent approximately 1 percent of emergency room visits with an estimated yearly... Read more >>

Why do some people get minor illnesses more than others? Is an already weak immune system going to protect from more serious disease? What would happen if a super disease appeared and threatened to... Read more >>

Frika Chia Iskandar’s stature and personality suggest she’s more likely to be a bubbly seventeen year old than a twenty-six year old HIV-positive activist. The Indonesian woman was barely... Read more >>

You’ve had breast cancer, you’ve been treated for it, and now it’s time to get on with your life. But your life has changed, and you have to adjust to your new situation on a number... Read more >>

Sound like a sci-fi scenario? Unfortunately it is too real. A new and very virulent mutant pathogen has infected patients in hospitals in at least thirty-eight states. Because cases of the infection... Read more >>

Q: What are your thoughts on long-term prophylactic antibiotic use to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and kidney scarring in children diagnosed (by VCUG—voiding cysto-urethrogram, a test to… Read more >>

I saw Dr. Matthew J. Bandstra at Health and Prevention of Iowa today. What an amazing doctor and family man. I had my second session of NAET today with him. I had been sick for 14 days. It started as... Read more >>

In an ideal world, talking to a partner about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) would be as easy as Salt-N-Pepa make it out to be: Let’s talk about sex, baby Let’s talk about you... Read more >>

NASHVILLE - Catherine Wyatt-Morley doesn't look like she's been infected with human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS. As she left the stage, walked down the steps and began to... Read more >>