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(MedPage Today) -- Ground turkey may be the culprit in at least one death and 76 infections in an outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg, CDC researchers said.

A new survey shows Americans’ health habits are getting worse.

The main culprit: eating habits.

(MedPage Today) -- The physical forces of airway constriction appear to induce airway remodeling in asthma patients independent of inflammation, researchers found.

After 33 dead whales were discovered washed up on the coast of Rutland Island on Saturday, environmentalists and experts have been searching for clues on what killed them.

But many already think they know the culprit: The Royal Navy

More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.

CHICAGO -- More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors always said allergies and asthma were behind Laura Mentch's repeated lung and sinus infections.

Only when she turned 50 did she discover the real culprit - a disease notorious for destroying children's lungs....

Yet another aquarium pet has been tied to a Salmonella outbreak, the CDC says. Latest culprit: the water frog.

MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- Patients who have anaphylactic reactions to certain vaccines may be allergic to gelatin, researchers say.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) appears to be driving an increase in the number of people hospitalized with skin and soft tissue infections, researchers found.