Photo: Getty Images Could probiotics help to stave off weight gain? Even if you normally eat nothing but salads, one junk food binge may cause a serious shift in your body making it easier to pack on the pounds. A new research study found ...

It's odd how some medical developments and treatments end up being some of the strangest-sounding processed you've ever heard of, but this one qualifies. It appears that scientists have discovered a way for cheese-based bacterial cultures to fight ...

Recently two studies have uncovered a connection between obesity and bacteria present in the intestines. Both obese mice and obese people had a much higher percentage of a specific family of bacteria called Bacteroidetes in their gut than their ...

A Finnish study discovered that the bacteria found in a baby's gut may be an early predictor of future obesity. The study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that babies with high amounts of bifidobacteria and low numbers ...

Flush away the waste and everything seems fresh and lovely all over again, right? Not quite, says an article in Men's Health magazine, referencing a study published in the journal Applied Microbiology. When a toilet is flushed, fecal-born diseases ...

When you hear of bacterial contamination, most of us think that is a bad thing. There are good types of bacteria that should be eaten regularly, however. Most yogurt contains live bacterial cultures, for example. Without them, there would be no ...

Blood infections by the dozens were being reported an investigated yesterday as medical syringes contaminated with bacteria were being sought after as the cause of over 40 sick patients. In Illinois and Texas, more than three dozen people fell ill ...

Inhaling chlorine or bleach is harmful to the lungs and heart and has been linked to certain cancers also. So why do most people use it to clean around the house in their kitchens, bathrooms and play areas for their children? It is marketed as the ...