For those with celiac disease, kissing can cause more than just romantic jitters. The fear of inadvertently ingesting gluten through a kiss was real for many of the participants in a 2022 study ...

Researchers are saying that kissing bugs—which are often carriers of Chagas disease—have developed a "secure foothold" in the ...

And the disease is not to be taken lightly: it almost invariably results in inflammation of the liver—though a less dangerous form of hepatitis than the widespread infectious hepatitis or serum ...

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

Gum disease, while not directly contagious, can be transmitted through kissing due to the exchange of bacteria in saliva. Harmful bacteria linked to periodontal disease can pass from one partner ...

Mononucleosis, often referred to as "mono" or "the kissing disease," is commonly associated with teenagers and young adults. This nickname arises from its ...

People with celiac disease can safely kiss their partners who have just ingested gluten, according to the results of a new study — though researchers recommend drinking some water first. The ...

People with celiac disease had no problems after kissing a partner who'd just eaten a stack of saltine crackers, according to a study presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting held Saturday ...

A kissing bug found in New Castle County in July 2023 was infected with a parasite that cause fatal Chagas disease, UD researchers discovered.

Zika virus may be the tropical disease on everyone's mind at the moment, but residents of Texas have another emerging infection to worry about — Chagas disease.

The researchers wanted to learn whether a person with celiac disease could kiss a person who had just eaten gluten without triggering any symptoms.

The county joins other health agencies in California making the Chagas disease reportable. This announcement comes before World Chagas Day, which is observed on April 14 to raise awareness about th… ...