Jasmine Hyman is the assistant beauty editor at Cosmo who covers all things skincare. For this story, she used the La ...

Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the bacterium that causes gonorrhea) has become one of the most urgent antimicrobial-resistant threats to public health worldwide. Clinicians expect to be ...

Physicians across the United States can now order a simple blood draw to help determine whether a patient showing signs of ...

For most healthy adults, creatine supplements are safe and do not cause kidney problems. Creatine may raise blood creatinine levels, which can sometimes lead to false-positive results on kidney ...

Eosinophils are white blood cells that play a key role in how the immune system responds to infections, allergies, and some serious illnesses. High levels usually mean the body is reacting to ...

What is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)? Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a type of bacteria that infects your stomach. It can damage the tissue in your stomach and the first part of your small ...

Hyderabad: AIG Hospitals in the city on Wednesday announced the introduction of PYtest®, a non-invasive, quick and highly accurate diagnostic test for detecting active Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) ...

Source: Thinkstock Beyond broad recommendations for preventing recurrent kidney stones, clinicians and renal dietitians should create personalized plans. Nephrologists and dietitians play a critical ...

A peptic ulcer is a sore that forms when digestive juices wear away the lining of the digestive system. It may occur in the lining of the stomach or duodenum. A peptic ulcer can affect several areas ...

Harvard University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge ...

Bay leaves may have health benefits, including wound healing and improved memory. However, more research is needed on humans, as most existing studies are on animals or done in test tubes. Bay leaves ...

The pH measures how acidic or alkaline a person’s urine is. Ideally, the pH of urine should be around 6.0 to 7.5, but a wider range is usually acceptable. Doctors often test the urine pH and carry out ...