Infections

Infections

Germs have gotten a bad rap. Some of them are actually good for us, like the ones in our intestines that help us break down

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Tooth Abscess

Kaye Wellborn* will never forget her first — and last — abscessed tooth. The San Francisco 49ers had just won the Superbowl, and a huge,

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Toothache

Most of us have been there: What starts as a dull ache or uncomfortable jolt when you sip your ice tea signals the onset of

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Salmonella

In an ideal world, you’d never have to worry about your food becoming contaminated by animal waste. But unfortunately, conditions in factories and on farms

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West Nile Virus

When summer is in full swing, you can bet that people will want to be outdoors. Unfortunately, it’s also the time that mosquitoes come out.

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Anthrax

In 2001, a series of anthrax attacks through the mail on media and federal government offices killed five people and sickened 17. Government buildings in

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