IN April, 1957, a twenty-eight-year-old man with a two-and-a-half-year history of confirmed sarcoidosis contracted fatal inhalation anthrax. The diagnosis was proved by pathological and bacteriologic ...

Lymph nodes are located throughout the body. They are small, bean-shaped glands that play a crucial role in the immune system. During an infection, a person may notice swollen lymph nodes. The body ...

Swollen lymph nodes, or swollen glands, in the neck may indicate an infection. They can also occur due to a medical condition, such as an immune disorder or, less commonly, cancer. Treatment can ...

Anthrax hysteria continued to spread across the country Friday, though physicians and counter-terrorism experts stress that Americans face little risk of lethal infection. The specter of an ...

The lymphatic system is a major part of the immune system. It’s made up of various lymph nodes and vessels. The human body has hundreds of lymph nodes throughout different locations in the body. The ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium commonly found in the soil of endemic areas. It is primarily a disease of herbivorous ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumour types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice. Imagine your body’s immune defences ...

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that contain cancer cells that have spread from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ...

Chu Chung Wen is a survivor of a severe case of skin anthrax. His infection was caused by laboratory-bred bacteria, spread maliciously so as to afflict innocent, unsuspecting people. "My mother and I ...

Swollen lymph nodes may result from an infection or illness. If symptoms last for a long time or occur with certain other symptoms, you may need medical care. Treatment depends on the cause of the ...