The basics of dental health are well established. “The healthy four is what I recommend to my patients,” says Messina. “Brush ...

Eating pistachios every night for 12 weeks changed the composition of gut bacteria, according to a new study. Roughly one-third of individuals in the United States are affected by prediabetes, and the ...

Ingredients of our daily diet - including caffeine - can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This has been shown in a new study by a team of researchers at the Universities of ...

Washing your feet might not top your list of daily priorities – but it should. While most of us shower regularly, our feet ...

Experts warn that many people don’t clean or replace their loofahs properly, which can lead to problems. Loofahs are great for lathering up, but they’re also good at harboring bacteria.

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Experts have revealed which six vegetables older adults should eat for "long term health benefits" like slashing blood ...

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The blood pressure-lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind.

A new strain of bacteria that can cause serious infections in children but evades standard treatments is spreading in Europe.

At Savannah Beach in Lewes, the standard is 10 colonies. Testing July 21 showed 63 colonies. At Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park, the standard is eight. Testing July 21 showed 238 colonies.