A new way to battle bloodborne staph infections could help save lives while combating the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to new clinical trial results. Two intravenous doses of the ...

With reports of an antibiotic-resistant staph infection on the rise, many a parent is sending a child off to school with careful instructions these days. While there is no need to panic - the ...

Lincoln, Neb. — Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are working to halt resistance to an antibiotic used to treat serious staph infections in humans. Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium ...

Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment between microbe and skin and make infections hard to shake.

It's a common bacteria found on millions of people. But a resistant form of staph infection called MRSA has been popping up across North Carolina. It's a common bacteria found on millions of people, ...

COMSTOCK PARK -- The MRSA staph infection that plagued several schools last year is back, this time with a case at Comstock Park High School. Locker rooms and other surfaces are getting extra ...

A study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that in 2005, nearly 19,000 Americans died of invasive infections caused by drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria, or ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Black and Hispanic dialysis patients were more likely to suffer staph bloodstream infections compared to white patients, federal data shows. Adults on dialysis for end-state ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria is often found in the skin folds. Less commonly, this includes the buttocks. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a ...

Watt contracted the infection after a laundry list of injuries in 2015. — -- Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is opening up about a staph infection that nearly ended his NFL career and ...

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said a new treatment for bloodborne staph infections showed promise in a clinical trial. File Photo by Tamas Soki/EPA A new way to battle ...