Bacteria can cause potentially fatal infections that can spread along the bloodstream and attack organs such the lungs or bladder. With bacteria increasingly showing resistance to standard antibiotic drugs, this is a growing, if somewhat under-reported, human health risk. ...more

November 19, 2008

The off-label administration of a drug often given along the abortion pill RU-486 and not RU-486 itself could be the cause of the infection-related deaths of a relative handful of women who were given the two-drug combination to chemically terminate a pregnancy. ...more

June 25, 2008

Capping a successful 13-day mission to the International Space Station, the crew of Atlantis glided home to a postcard touchdown at 9:07 a.m. Wednesday, setting the stage for another shuttle venture in less than three weeks. ...more

February 21, 2008

You know how it feels, and it's no fun: the dreaded flu. Your body alternates between fever and chills, aches all over and you feel like you're single-handedly supporting the facial tissue industry. ...more

November 27, 2007

The aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph infection responsible for thousands of recent illnesses undermines the body's defenses by causing germ-fighting cells to explode, researchers reported Sunday. ...more

November 12, 2007