An old Chinese man who was stabbed in the finger by a crab he was grooming died in eight days. A man in his 70s living in ...

Salmonella infections rose from 66 patients in the first week of June to 127 by the fourth week, a 92.4 percent jump. Campylobacter recorded an even steeper trajectory: Related cases increased from 58 ...

You might not realize it, but many infectious organisms can be found in sand or water. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Now, don’t panic and cancel your beach vacation. The odds of infection are low, but it’s worth taking precautions. Here’s the ...

Just ahead of the Independence Day long weekend, beaches across the country have closed and issued advisories due to ...

Health officials have issued swimming advisories for popular beaches in several states as the Fourth of July weekend ...

Beaches are often popular tourist destinations during the summer, and that's especially true during the Fourth of July ...

Advisories have been issued for a handful of states including Illinois, New York, California, Washington, Massachusetts and ...

A seaside escape is always a popular summer activity, particularly for Fourth of July festivities, but with potentially ...

Some celebrants of July 4 may be saddened to find their local beaches have been closed over bacteria in the water ...

While you're enjoying the beach, there's a microscopic menace lurking in the warm, salty waters: Vibrio vulnificus, aka the ...