The Buruli ulcer, a bacterial infection that eats away at skin tissue, affected more than 350 people in Victoria last year. Now there's a new case in NSW.

Rajeesh, a dairy farmer from Kannur, had his right palm amputated after a fish bite led to a rare bacterial infection. The ...

including one that appeared to have gotten inside the jellyfish and was eating its way out. On March 4, a “baby” sea spider was spotted at a depth of 6,607 feet, dragging a pink ball of flesh.

Eating too much is not unusual -- just think of Thanksgiving, when you stuff yourself to the gills. But there’s a big difference between occasional overeating and the medical condition known as ...

“I coach families who want to help their kids transition away from processed foods, but I never tell anyone to stop their children from eating vegetables,” she said. “That’s just a ...

The disease is primarily spread through the bites of female Anopheles mosquitoes that are infected by Plasmodium parasites. To figure out which genes are critical for P. knowlesi survival, both groups ...

But good intentions, it turns out, can go too far. In recent years, physicians and researchers have seen a rise in orthorexia, disordered eating focused on extreme healthy eating. In 1997 ...

Warning: This article mentions eating disorders, disordered eating and restrictive eating practices. When registered dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch sat down to write an anti-diet book ...