Whether or not you study inside the toilet bowl, this anomaly can stand out. A doctor speaks to the common causes for oily ...

Scientists have learned that particles from car tires are a leading culprit in salmon declines in the Pacific Northwest—and are in our bodies as well.

In the United States, the carriers of hantavirus are deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and white-footed mice. How it's spread: Touching or breathing air particles of urine or droppings from ...

Hantaviruses, spread by rodents, cause severe illnesses like HPS; early detection and prevention are crucial for treatment ...

Humans primarily contract hantavirus by inhaling particles from infected rodent droppings, urine or nesting materials ... are carriers in the southeast and white-footed mice in the northeast.

Humans can get HPS by eating, drinking or coming into contact with the feces, urine or saliva of infected ... including deer mice, white-footed mice, rice rats and cotton rats, according to ...

In one study comparing urine dipstick to microscopy performed by a nephrologist in the detection of white blood cells (WBCs ... collection in nonpregnant women does not decrease contamination ...

People are most often assigned male or female at birth based on their external anatomy ... UTIs occur when bacteria enter the body via the urethra (the tube through which urine leaves your body) and ...

Zinc is a bluish-white, lustrous metal. It is brittle at ambient temperatures ... The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for zinc is 15 milligrams a day for men, 12 milligrams a day for women, 10 ...