Usually, it does not cause problems, but it can lead to several types of infections when it gets under the skin, in the blood ...

Research shows viruses can live on metal or glass for up to nine days - are Brits thinking enough about their jewellery and ...

Researchers have found Staphylococcus aureus can adapt to vancomycin while overcoming its fitness cost, threatening the ...

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Bug bites can cause pus blisters, but so can a potentially serious infection known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

We've all fallen asleep against an airplane window before, but experts say it's time to stop. Read this before you doze off ...

Some research shows that apple cider vinegar shots may help regulate blood sugar and raise "good cholesterol," but these ...

No, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Although MRSA typically spreads through skin-to-skin contact, which may occur during sex ...

A furuncle, or a boil, may begin as a bump on your skin that looks like a pimple, but as the infection worsens, it becomes ...

or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in ...