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Several schools have been forced to close as norovirus strikes thousands of children with the dangerous, highly contagious sickness bug

People in Britain have smoked tobacco for centuries and the stark health impacts are undeniable. But what about the more recent e-cigarettes? Speaking to experts, charities and those who've suffered misery first-hand, The Mirror looks behind the headlines to examine if vaping really is as safe as experts say

Five more people in Florida have died from the same flesh-eating bacteria that was responsible for the deaths of three in the New York and Connecticut, bringing the death toll to eight in the United States. Local officials are issuing warnings for residents to be advised

Numbers of the terrifying flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which has led to deaths across the US, are set to double in the coming decades because of climate change

Locals in Germantown, Tennessee, were told via text message on July 20 that their water was not safe for any purpose, except flushing, following a fuel spill into an underground reservoir

Experts have warned that dengue fever could become "endemic" in the UK if a risky experiment goes wrong. But some say it is inevitable that dengue will become established in the UK due to climate change, and that these experiments are vital for effective vaccines.

Iowa was one of 19 states that prevented the sale of raw milk amid fears it can be "contaminated with harmful germs", according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

The new strain of the sexually transmitted disease proved resistant to five different antibiotics leading scientists to become concerned of the possibilites of a wider outbreak