Guardian angels come in all forms, including athletic trainers. Thanks to two Houston Astros trainers who spotted a burgeoning staph infection on Morgan Ensberg's ankle, the third baseman was promptly ...

The bacteria known as Staphyiococcus aureus are dreaded by doctors as a cause of dangerous and persistent infections in many parts of the body. Ironically, the kinds of “staph” commonly found in ...

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"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 ...

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 ...