There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...

A Texas woman died after rinsing her sinus passages with tap water, but the brain-eating amoeba that killed her can be found in swimming spots like lakes and ponds across the country and in some ...

The woman died from amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia amoeba. Koral Reef Meister-Pierce is pictured here with her husband after being hospitalized. Courtesy Sybil Meister — -- A ...