They may seem like the easiest, lightest option on a hot summer - or spring - day but flip flops could be harming your body, ...

EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting 17 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 210 since the beginning of March.

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According to the South China Morning Post, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the man developed a fever and thigh ...

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Medically known as necrotising fasciitis, doctors from Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust gynaecology unit warned they ...

Cases of group A streptococcus (GAS) have been on the rise in the past decade. The bacteria can cause a range of diseases ...

“Plantar fasciitis is inflammation at the insertion of the plantar fascia as well as pain along the arch of the foot.” Spector told HuffPost via email. “The plantar fascia, [which] is a ligament that ...

Physical examination revealed synovitis of the small joints of her hands and palmar fasciitis. The patient had been diagnosed with pancreatic carcinoma approximately 1 year before the presentation ...

Severe outcomes included streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (5.8%), necrotising fasciitis (2.4%), and a mortality rate ... Dabaja-Younis H et al; Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. Invasive ...

In a recent report, medical professionals highlighted concerns about Necrotising fasciitis, commonly referred to as "flesh-eating disease". This rare but dangerous infection can occur when ...