Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to more serious or life-threatening infection in ...

Such treatments could be used to treat skin infections caused by MRSA and other bacteria on everything from accidental cuts to surgical wounds, preventing the need for prolonged courses of current ...

Ohio's six-month freeze on new Medicaid home care and hospice providers is set to expire Nov. 14, raising concerns among disabled residents who face gaps when aides leave. South Dakota Voters Weigh ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Umeå University created TriPcides, a powerful new synthetic antibiotic class that kills MRSA and dormant bacteria. ...

A viewer says they keep getting skin infections with MRSA; they want to know what it is and how it can be prevented. Doctor Lacy Anderson has the answer. A viewer says they keep getting skin ...

Medically reviewed byDr. Beverly Timerding, M.D. Staphylococcus, commonly referred to as staph, is a type of bacteria that usually lives harmlessly on the skin and in the nasal passages of ...

Q: I share office space with a colleague who is being treated for a Staph skin infection. Her doctor put her on a special antibiotic because it could be MRSA. Am I at risk for catching the infection ...

The report of two independent infectious disease experts who inspected seven NFL facilities has confirmed that the incidence ...

A viewer says they keep getting skin infections with MRSA; they want to know what it is and how it can be prevented. Doctor Lacy Anderson has the answer. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant staph.

Antibiotic resistance continues to push modern medicine into dangerous territory. In hospitals around the world, infections once treated easily now survive some of the strongest drugs available. Among ...