Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is one of the world’s leading causes of death, responsible for 3.5 million ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

Avian influenza can jump species from birds to humans, a fact that arouses concern for serious illness and broader human ...

Arizona author and journalist Terry Green Sterling has non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease — an ailment that's becoming a global health threat.

Among dog breeds, Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers (tollers) have an unusually high rate of Addison's disease, a condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones, notably ...

In July 2008, a 41-year-old Dutch woman developed a rapidly progressing illness after visiting Python Cave, a shallow groove cut into the Maramagambo Forest in Uganda that is home to thousands of ...

Cholera can quickly become life-threatening, but the best defense might be sitting in your pantry. New research from UC Riverside in Southern California reveals that a high-protein diet can ...

Decades of data reveal that animals involved in the wildlife trade—from pet sales to meat markets to illegal poaching—are much more likely to carry pathogens that can infect humans The wildlife trade ...

A virus that typically infects marine animals, such as shrimp and fish, has jumped to humans and is causing chronic eye disease in some people, according to a study published in the journal Nature ...

A multidisciplinary research team has identified a faster way to determine which airborne chemicals pose a threat to human lungs. Led by an environmental health researcher with the Texas A&M ...