Following the success of recent clinical trials, several major infectious disease agencies updated treatment guidance for ...

This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...

The immune systems of 70 per cent of healthy people will completely eradicate the bacilli; the remainder will become infected and have a positive reaction to a skin test. For the 5 per cent to 10 ...

Tempted to pop that annoying zit? See what happens when you do, and why your best bet is it to leave it be!

There’s an elixir that can keep your skin from looking old ... and UVB rays that are absorbed. That information is used to calculate our UVA score. This test is similar to the critical ...

This special series of commentaries, interviews, and slideshows is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. This content is designed to deliver CDC's authoritative guidance directly to ...

The Maine CDC is excited to announce that we are modernizing our Tuberculosis (TB) reporting system ... to Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) for subtyping. Please take a moment ...

PC sheets have performed well under a new EU standard for fire-performance testing of building and construction products ... Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European ...

Bacterial skin infections can happen when bacteria enter the body due to a break in the skin. Different types of skin infections include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), impetigo, ...

On the face, cuts longer than ¼ inch (6 mm) usually need to be seen. They usually need closure with sutures or skin glue. Any open wound that may need sutures should be seen as soon as possible.