Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto ...

Measles usually begins with cold-like symptoms, followed by a rash a few days later. Some may also develop small spots in ...

Long-loathed as itchy household pests, the blood-sucking insects have revealed a darker, more intriguing potential as Malaysian scientists have discovered they can be turned into unlikely ...

THERE are few things as satisfying as scratching an itch. But when your itch keeps recurring and starts to affect your day-to ...

Analysing the insects could reveal gender, eye colour, hair and skin colour, entomologist Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid told AFP.

Health officials caution that measles can result in complications such as "ear infections, pneumonia, and inflammation of the ...

A new study suggests that the shingles vaccine may help protect people not just from the rash but also from heart attacks and ...

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Cases of the viral infection measles are spreading in Greater Manchester, new official figures reveal. More cases have been ...

It might be tempting to remove poison ivy in the winter when the plant is relatively dormant, but there are several reasons why you should wait.

A ONCE-RARE genital super-fungus that can only be killed off with a ‘toxic’ treatment is now spreading among families across ...