Research conducted by a Microbiology professor at Michigan State University has shown that swallowing worm eggs may be seen as a new treatment for inflammatory bowel syndrome.

Linda Mansfield is one of the several researchers who support the fact living in ultra-hygienic conditions has rendered human body more vulnerable to infections due to weakened immune system

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has spread to the western Darfur region, posing a serious threat to the 2.5 million living in refugee camps in dilapidated conditions.

A U.N. statement sent late on Sunday says, "The World Health Organization (WHO) in Nyala (south Darfur) confirmed 65 cases of acute watery diarrhea," reports Reuters news

A Japanese television network, responsible for a failed diet plan that caused food poisoning, issued an apology on Tuesday.

The Tokyo Broadcasting System unveiled a new weight-loss plan on its May 6 show that included a mix of rice and white kidney beans. Thirty of the 158 people who had complications with the diet were hospitalized, but are recovering

World Health Organization Tuesday announced that, more than 1200 people died and about 35,000 people have fallen ill in Angola due to cholera epidemic since its detection on February 13.

A WHO statement informed, "As of 15th May, Angola reported a total of 35 033 cumulative cases and 1 246 deaths in 11 of the 18 provinces,", the WHO said in a statement

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awards $10 million to five research centers to develop new ways of reducing infections in health-care facilities.

The funding will be used to research infections associated with health-care, including antimicrobial resistant infections; surgical site infections; Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea; drug-resistant staph infections; and catheter-associated bloodstream infections