Sheryl Wood

For about a million Americans each year, a joint replacement brings relief from pain and restored mobility. But, 5–10% of tho ...

Unfortunately, the very places we go to receive health care put us at risk for becoming infected with superbugs, bacteria exp ...

Gonorrhea infections reached a peak in 1975, then decreased until 2009, when infection rate started rising and has increased ...

Infections with group A streptococcus, like Streptococcus pyogenes, claim over a half million lives a year globally, with abo ...

The growing list of dangerous antibiotic resistant organisms has just acquired three new members. Researchers have discovered ...

More than one in ten people in the US have type 2 diabetes — that's over 29 million people. It's characterized by excessive s ...

Whether your palate runs to domestic or imported, a piece of cheese can be a real treat for the senses. Its smell, taste, and ...

As if the swollen, painful joints of rheumatoid arthritis weren't enough, the disease is the result of our immune system turn ...

The number of households in the US that go hungry because they lack money for food hit a high of almost 15% in 2011. While th ...

Despite mounting scientific evidence that viruses can cause changes in learning and memory, the reasons have remained elusive ...