The media has been flushed with reports that Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, infections are rising among children, stemming from a recent study. This finding is of particular concern because a common ...

Staphylococcus aureas, a common cause of skin and respiratory infections, is highly unpredictable. Between 20 and 30 percent of people carry quiet colonies on their skin and in their nostrils, which ...

School districts are taking precautions to prevent the spread of staph infections, especially an antibiotic-resistant form, following locally reported cases. In Jackson, one woman died earlier this ...

Renal Blood urea nitrogen or creatinine at least twice the upper limit of normal for laboratory or urinary sediment with pyuria (≥5 leukocytes per high-power field) in the absence of urinary tract ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Indians Manager Terry Francona stepped down last week have a hip replacement, and to have a rod inserted into his foot to correct damage from a staph infection that led to ...

Now, a new study describes mutations that predispose patients to severe staphylococcal infections. The research, published in Science, identifies a mutated gene common to multiple patients who suffer ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Drug-resistant bacteria that cause painful and potentially dangerous skin infections are gaining a foothold in the nation's prisons, health officials say. Jails in at least six states ...

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 ...

Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for bacteria to get into the body’s tissues. A friend’s son went to urgent ...

November 21, 2003--Posted at 6:15 p.m. Jonesboro, AR--The spider problem at the Craighead County Jail, may not be a spider problem at all. It could be something more serious; staph infection. A Region ...

Share on Pinterest Jake Gyllenhaal shared in a recent interview that he got a staph infection after being cut by glass while filming his new movie “Road House.” Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM ...

One Jake Gyllenhaal was harmed in the making of the new "Road House." On the Monday episode of the "Armchair Expert" podcast, the actor, 43, revealed he sliced his hand with glass and developed a ...