Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said people who eat imported, "radioactive" shrimp will turn you into an alien, or at the very least cause you "to grow an extra ear." The senator’s strange diatribe may ...

Many North Carolina residents have heard stories of "brain-eating" amoebas and "flesh-eating" bacteria lurking in bodies of water. Is there any truth to these stories? Recent headlines have told the ...

For most people, swimming in a lake or river is the best way to cool off on a hot summer's day. But there are more than frogs and fish in those waters – microscopic pathogens that can cause serious ...

Brain fog is that mentally fuzzy feeling that makes it difficult to think clearly. One study found it may affect nearly 30% of people. RDs say eating leafy greens, berries, fatty fish, mushrooms and ...

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, found in warm coastal waters, have caused deaths in North Carolina and Florida. Naegleria fowleri, known as the "brain-eating amoeba," lives in freshwater and can cause ...

Keeping your brain sharp starts with your plate. Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN Brain fog is that mentally fuzzy feeling that makes it difficult to think clearly. One study found it may ...