A deadly hospital bug, *C. difficile*, is more dangerous due to its CDT toxin. Scientists now understand how this toxin builds itself, revealing crucial targets for new drugs to block its action and ...

University of Wisconsin–Madison–led researchers report lower yet statistically non-significant recurrence of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) among adults given low-dose oral vancomycin during ...

The National Park Service issued a water advisory for Lake Powell on July 2 after concentrations of a harmful toxin in the water were detected at the high end of safe exposure levels.

Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, or MCCPs, have been detected in the air of Asia and Antarctica, but this surprise Oklahoma discovery is a first for North America.

A man spent 18 years injecting himself with venom, almost dying more than once – and now his blood is behind a new snakebite treatment.

WASHINGTON- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his view that toxins in the environment contribute to autism with a series of new studies to investigate the issue as ...

The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on ...

A proposed bill in the Minnesota Legislature seeks to limit sales of tampons with lead and arsenic in them.

Health Lawsuit alleges toxins in Girl Scout cookies, sparking consumer concerns Girl Scouts of the USA have reassured the public that their cookies are safe to eat.

A new lawsuit seeking $5 million in damages claims Girl Scout cookies contain toxins, heavy metals.