Dr Janine Zee-Cheng, a board-certified paediatrician in Indiana, told HuffPost that sometimes a child will come in with a ...

Ever notice white patches on your tongue or redness in your mouth or throat? It could be oral thrush, a common fungal ...

Meade pointed out strep throat is a bacterial infection, while typical sore throats stem from viral infections associated with colds or a flu. Meade said this difference is significant, as untreated ...

Testing for step throat and ear infections is now available at select pharmacies in Saskatchewan. The new services are part of a provincial pilot project. Eleven Saskatchewan pharmacies have been ...

Bacterial pneumonia is most commonly caused by a bacteria ... If the coughing is causing a sore throat, reach for a throat lozenge rather than a cough suppressant. There are a few simple things you ...

Two tests are being used to test for bacteria almost instantly through a throat swab and a finger prick. The tests aim to reduce the use of antibiotics and therefore antimicrobial resistance ...

Does your infection require antibiotics? Two tests are being trialled to remove the guesswork for GPs and confirm whether a test is bacterial or viral almost instantly.

What is a bacterial infection? . Bacterial infection lasts much longer than viral fever. . It includes systemic symptoms and symptoms related to a specific organ, such as sore throat, chest pain, ...

Lactobacilli maintain the vagina at a normal pH of around 4. This mildly acidic environment helps protect against infection. So do the other substances they produce. These bacteria are an important ...

So, I cut out meat. “I had a chest infection and a sore throat simultaneously. So, you know, I just thought it was that. I hadn't connected the dots at that time.” As the incidents of choking ...