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Parts of Peterhead Community Hospital are closed after legionella bacteria was discovered in the pipes.

The 11-year-old from Florida, US was an active youngster but his health quickly went downhill after he suffered an ankle injury.

That's shit.

The Currumbin rock pools have been closed since Monday after elevated levels of enterococci were detected

The co-founder of Spectrum Collections make-up brushes has shared her top tips for correctly cleaning your brushes to ensure you're not putting extra dirt on your face and risking infection

Antibiotics are drugs designed to treat infections caused by bacteria (for example, skin infections). They don’t work on infections caused by other microbes such as viruses (including COVID and flu) or fungi (for example, thrush).

And what about eggs — or oranges? We spoke with experts about if, how and when to wash all of your food

The more people in the hot tub, the higher the levels of feces and sweat shed into the water (and urine if anyone has peed in the water).

Cancer is often seen as a disease that arises from genetic mutations causing cells to divide uncontrollably and invade other parts of the body. But the spread of cells away from their origins is actually a normal process in some cases. The embryo burrows into the uterus during early pregnancy.…