Conjunctivitis can occur due to bacterial or viral infection or an allergic reaction. People often refer to bacterial or viral conjunctivitis as pink eye. Infectious and allergic conjunctivitis have ...

There are four main types of conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye. They are viral, allergic, bacterial, and toxic/chemical. People can experience pink eye at any point during their lifetime ...

Pink eye is among the most unwanted and common infections around. The swollen red eyes, dried pus, and sticky discharge is enough to make anyone suffering with the condition want to avoid being seen ...

Pink eye is never fun to deal with, but health experts warn against taking unqualified medical advice in an attempt to cure it faster. "It’s understandable to want to get rid of pink eye as quickly as ...

While many conditions and diseases such as high blood pressure, early-stage cancer, and diabetes are not visually apparent in most people and can preserver for years before being discovered, other ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My entire family was recently affected by pink eye, including my mom, my nephews, my sister and even her dog! How is it so contagious? And what is it? ANSWER: Pink eye is an ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...