DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I've been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...

But not everyone has a trainer watching his or her skin. The common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus is among the most common causes of skin infections. To prevent it, infectious disease experts suggest ...

Is that red bump a spider bite or could it be a staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)? MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since at ...

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 ...

Staphylococcus aureus, referred to as "staph," is a common type of bacteria that is found on the skin and in the noses of healthy people. It can cause skin infections such as pimples, boils, and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and ...

CHICAGO - Aggressive, drug-resistant staph infections caught in hospitals or from medical treatment are becoming scarcer, another sign of progress in a prevention effort that has become a national ...

About 50 Pasadena school district students who have suffered staph infections are being asked to participate in a Harris County Health Department survey to try to determine why such cases in area ...

Mar. 23 -- THURSDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid test to detect the widely publicized drug-resistant staph bacterium known as MRSA ...