When it comes to persistent bad breath, the types of probiotic bacteria found in fermented foods like yogurt, sourdough bread and miso soup may help ease the offending odor, a new study suggests. An ...

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers work by killing germs on your hands. When you don’t have access to a sink, hand sanitizer is a better choice than not washing your hands at all. But it can’t kill all ...

Dec. 3 -- WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides evidence that the average cigarette is crawling with germs, including bacteria that cause respiratory disease. But as one ...

MRSA is a form of staph bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics typically used to treat bacterial infections. When an MRSA infection travels through the bloodstream, it can reach organs like ...

Paper money carries thousands of different types of bacteria and actually has the ability to grow microbes, according to a recent study. That means when you reach into your wallet to pay for that ...

Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered a type of gut bacteria that might help improve insulin resistance, and thus protect ...