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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for ...

"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 ...

Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those microbes are harmless. Sometimes, the same strain of bacteria can lead to very ...

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 ...

is your neighborhood reporter San Patricio and Aransas County. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Bishop High School is being deep cleaned following some staph infection concerns. We spoke with Superintendent ...

New research, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows giving antibiotics to children with uncomplicated staph infections is warranted and helps prevent recurring infections. A research team, ...

Bloodstream infections overall in the dialysis population have decreased since 2014, according to a CDC report. Adults on dialysis are 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream ...

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 ...

People who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their nose have fewer species of other bacteria, while certain bacteria may help to prevent S. aureus colonisation. These are the ...

The NFL is learning the hard way that a microscopic foe can be much more imposing than a 300-pound lineman, as a sudden slew of staph infections has sacked several players in the game. Early this week ...