As summer heat rises, so does the risk of Vibrio infections in this country. An infection with this bacterium can be fatal in the worst cases, as two recent incidents demonstrate. TRAVELBOOK explains ...

Seawater is full of bacteria, hundreds of thousands live in every liter. But the sheer number of bacteria living in the water does not necessarily mean a lot. More important is how active they are and ...

The H1N1 flu, or swine flu, continues to cause illness, hospitalizations and deaths worldwide. The virus was first detected in humans in the United States in April. Since then, the virus continues to ...