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Bottles of drinking water have been recalled as they may contain dangerous bacteria. West Virginia-based ... Map shows where most people drink fluoridated water Map shows where most people drink ...

The most dangerous insect can kill by spreading deadly diseases ... Fleas transmit bubonic plague by biting infected rodents ...

President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary will put some of the former independent presidential candidate’s most ...

Among them, the vegetable and meat bins are among the most likely to harbour bacteria ... meat bins in particular can accumulate dangerous bacteria. The main reason? Raw meat, especially when poorly ...

The discovery could pave the way to starving antibioitc-resistant bacteria without new drugs or harmful chemicals.

Mercury is extraordinarily toxic, but it becomes especially dangerous when transformed into methylmercury—a form so harmful ...

This bacteria can cause some serious issues if you ... Coli outbreak, it might have you wondering what foods are most susceptible to carrying these single-celled organisms that leave you sick.