Strep Throat

Sherri's body's resistance to infection was weakened by the arthritis medicine she was taking, which made the situation worse.

A sore throat is also caused by a virus that resolves on its own. Strep throat also known as streptococcal infection, is a less common type of sore throat which is caused by bacteria and requires treatment with antibiotics to prevent complications.

As per a new report, titled Global, Regional, and National Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1990-2015, India accounted for the highest number of deaths due to rheumatic heart disease in 2015 with more than 119,000 people dying from the ailment.

When Kevin Breen first complained about feeling achy and tired, his wife couldn't help but wonder whether he was trying to wiggle out of a busy day of family responsibilities.

Scientists have discovered that the biological machinery needed to produce a potentially life-saving antibiotic is found in turkeys. Researchers from Brigham Young University found that the antibiotic to target staph infections and strep throat can come...

Avoid infections such as strep throat that can cause one type of psoriasis (guttate psoriasis) to appear suddenly.

The Streptococcus (bacteria) which causes acute infections of the throat, upper respiratory tract and other organs appears to be gaining resistance to a widely used class of antibiotics. This class of antibiotics called macrolides includes among others erythromycin and clarithromycin and is used in the treatment of group A streptococci infections....

Sherri's body's resistance to infection was weakened by the arthritis medicine she was taking, which made the situation worse.

A sore throat is also caused by a virus that resolves on its own. Strep throat also known as streptococcal infection, is a less common type of sore throat which is caused by bacteria and requires treatment with antibiotics to prevent complications.

As per a new report, titled Global, Regional, and National Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1990-2015, India accounted for the highest number of deaths due to rheumatic heart disease in 2015 with more than 119,000 people dying from the ailment.

When Kevin Breen first complained about feeling achy and tired, his wife couldn't help but wonder whether he was trying to wiggle out of a busy day of family responsibilities.

Scientists have discovered that the biological machinery needed to produce a potentially life-saving antibiotic is found in turkeys. Researchers from Brigham Young University found that the antibiotic to target staph infections and strep throat can come...

Avoid infections such as strep throat that can cause one type of psoriasis (guttate psoriasis) to appear suddenly.

The Streptococcus (bacteria) which causes acute infections of the throat, upper respiratory tract and other organs appears to be gaining resistance to a widely used class of antibiotics. This class of antibiotics called macrolides includes among others erythromycin and clarithromycin and is used in the treatment of group A streptococci infections....