A team of US-based scientists have found "a probable causal connection" between a form of bacteria found in the human gut and ...

A team of international scientists has made the groundbreaking discovery of an ancient ecospecies of stomach bacteria that hints at our ancestors' diets – meat-heavy with little to no vegetables.

"It is too early to tell if this strain is associated with more severe norovirus disease but likely lower population immunity is the reason for the early surge of an otherwise seasonal increase of ...

Shigella infections are preventable through simple hygiene measures, public health experts say, like giving homeless people ...

Yum, yum. These guys—the good-guy bacteria—wait in your intestines for food to come from your stomach. Then they take something you recognize as food (in this case, lettuce) and break it down ...

Stomach ulcers are sores that form on the lining of the stomach or duodenum. They occur due to a bacterial infection or by taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Several drinks may ...

So far this year, the WA Health Department has been notified of 66 cases of the parasitic disease, or more than two a day.

can be used by bacteria and germs to help them grow. Stomach infections are also a risk, as pathogens such as Salmonella (which cause sickness, diarrhoea and vomiting) have been found on gym ...