PHOENIX, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent outbreak of norovirus, a foodborne illness that causes severe symptoms including projectile vomiting and diarrhea, amongst an Oregon girls' soccer

BOCA RATON, Fla., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During the cold and flu season, about one-third of the surfaces people touch at work are contaminated with disease-causing germs,

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Recent tests have shown that a brain-eating amoeba is in Tucson's water supply, but experts say the microscopic bug doesn't pose any health risks. Tucson Water chlorinates its well water before distribution, killing the amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri before the water hits taps.

By Molly Watson; Madeleine Brindley THE office desk could be making people ill as it emerged they harbour 400-times more germs than the average toilet seat. US research found that women's desks were the worst culprits as the draws were invariably stuffed with food and snacks.