Mango (Mangifera indica) is a stone fruit native to India and Southeast Asia with a fibrous outer skin, a fleshy edible inside, and a large seed in the middle. Despite being relatively under-consumed ...

The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug of the Year competition, a less than scientific social experiment held every year by the Entomological Society of New Zealand to test the ...

Peritonsillar abscess, also known as quinsy, is a bacterial infection that causes pus to collect near the tonsils and the back of the throat. It usually starts with bacteria responsible for strep ...

Cheek and gum swelling often indicates an infection of the gums or a tooth abscess. Pericoronitis, for example, is an infection that occurs around a tooth that has only partially broken through ...

The mango-flavoured pill is a combination of two existing anti-parasitic drugs that, used together, appear more effective in getting rid of worms. These worms are caught through contact with food ...