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Scientists have uncovered a chain reaction which could link Enterococcus faecalis bacteria living in our intestines to the development of colon cancer.
Health care workers in emergency departments are often carriers of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), potentially putting patients at risk.
India harbours 230 known species of amphibians, which include frogs and caecilians. The Western Ghats region is unique in amphibian diversity due to extraordinary endemism and special evolutionary relationships the amphibians of the area have with other b
Health officials say 2 recent incidents in which swimmers in Maryland were attacked by a rabid beaver should remind people that those "no swimming" signs are there for a reason. One rabid beaver, now dead, was responsible for an attack on a swimmer on Sun
In the heart of Jerusalem, a new species of amphibian was discovered. It was a decade before it was officially recognized. Unfortunately, the new tree frog's natural habitat was destroyed even before its discovery was officially recognized, and it may alr
The newts of the Zagros Mountains, especially the genus Neurergus, are extremely sensitive to environmental change because they live in marginal conditions. It is likely that the rate at which newt species are declining in abundance has been underestimate