Whenever you talk about neti pots, you include a warning about always using distilled water. It seemed to me like an overreaction, but now there's news that someone died from not doing that. Why would ...

A patient at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands recently died as a result of the infection, Dr.

"Greater than 97% of cases that have occurred since the 1960's have been fatal. There have only been four cases in the U.S.

The amoeba--whose scientific name is Naegleria fowleri--can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in ...

A South Carolina resident died from a brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri) after likely swimming in Lake Murray, prompting public health warnings about freshwater exposure risks in warm weather.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) has confirmed a case of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as a "brain-eating amoeba," in the state. While ...