It has been more than 10 years since the clinical battle began with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and doctors are still grappling with how to diagnose, treat ...

Guess what's lurking in the gym? MRSA, athlete's foot, jock itch, boils, impetigo, herpes simplex and ringworm, among other atrocities. Time to... As a reasonably frequent gym-goer, I feel like I have ...

The presence of a boil on the body should not be taken lightly, according to Dr. Bertha Ayi. Leaving it untreated, she said, could result in serious health consequences, even death. "If you have a ...

MRSA, a bacterium that causes skin infections, boils and absesses, is hitting the general public. The bug was previously confined to hospitals and nursing homes, then had spread to prisons, sports ...

Although hospital superbugs like MRSA -- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- are now a widespread and recognised problem, new MRSA strains that have emerged and are spreading amongst the ...

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 ...

MRSA — methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — is an antibiotic-resistant form of the common staph germ. It survives on most any surface but thrives on moist areas of the skin. Over time, it has ...

The sudden death of a 17-month-old boy in Hyde Park brought Dr. Robert Daum to the Cook County Jail. Out of town the April morning in 2004 when Simon Sparrow woke up screaming in his crib, Daum, chief ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — A Brevard County mother said her son contracted MRSA from his high school football gear. The teenager attends Merritt Island High School. MRSA is a bacterium that causes an ...

Although hospital superbugs like MRSA – methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus - are now a widespread and recognised problem, new MRSA strains that have emerged and are spreading amongst the ...

MRSA is a Staphylocci or "staph" infection. Staph infections are bacteria that live on the skin and in the nose, usually without causing harm. MRSA is resistant to several types of antibiotics.