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 ...

A Montana native and MSU Billings microbiologist is earning recognition for her work fighting diseases and for the way she's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bedbugs may be able to acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a recent study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. MRSA is a type of bacteria ...

Staphylococcus bacteria live on skin and can cause a staph infection if they enter the bloodstream. Staph infections can involve a range of symptoms, like vomiting, rashes or inflamed skin, and fever.

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 ...