Strep throat is an infection of the pharynx (pronounced FAAR-ingks). The pharynx is the part of the throat that connects the mouth and the larynx (pronounced LAAR-ingks), or voice box. Strep throat is caused by a group of bacteria known as the...

Streptococcal sore throat, or strep throat as it is more commonly called, is an infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. The main target of the infection is the mucous membranes lining the pharynx. Sometimes the tonsils are also infected...

Strep Throat Strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis) is a throat infection caused by a bacteria called Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS). Symptoms A child with a streptococcal throat infection may experience one or more of the following...

Streptococcal sore throat (strep throat), is an infection of the mucous membranes lining the throat. Sometimes the tonsils are also infected (tonsillitis). Caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria, untreated strep throat may develop into rheumatic...

Strep throat (AE), also Streptococcal pharyngitis or Streptococcal Sore Throat is a form of Group A streptococcal infection that affects the...

Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas returned to the Cavaliers' starting lineup in Miami on Sunday for the first time since his wife went into early labor and lost twin babies.Ilgauskas missed four games, a stretch that began before the All-Star break.His wife, Jennifer, began having problems...

National Guardsmen in Humvees ferried food, fuel and baby supplies Thursday to hundreds of motorists stranded on a 50-mile stretch of highway for nearly a day by a monster storm blamed for 15 deaths.The traffic jam on the icy, hilly section of Interstate 78 in...

A thick layer of ice kept major highways closed Friday morning, a day after hundreds of drivers became stranded on a hilly stretch of eastern Pennsylvania that had been hit by a monster storm.National Guard troops used Humvees to ferry in food, fuel and baby...

National Guardsmen towed stranded vehicles from highways and crews toiled to clear roads early Friday following a monster storm that has been blamed for at least 15 deaths.The work continued a day after Guardsmen in Humvees ferried food, fuel and baby supplies to hundreds of...