Antibiotic treatment during an influenza infection actually impaired the body’s efforts to clear bacteria rather than helping the body heal.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(5):499-509. Outbreak strain(s) are given in bold. CA: Community associated; HA: Healthcare associated; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; ND ...

Many people carry MRSA harmlessly on their skin or inside their noses. However, if the bacteria penetrates the skin, it can cause a serious infection MRSA may enter the body via a break in the ...

Once it gets into the body, through wounds or medical tubes, it can cause an infection that could kill someone already weakened by illness. In Britain, it is estimated that MRSA and other ...

Public health officials are concerned that we could move back into a situation like that of the early 20th century, before ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Having psoriasis, an autoimmune condition that causes inflamed skin patches, can make ...

When Ed Rivas went on a summer vacation to Florida, he never imagined he'd have to choose between losing his left leg or his ...

A doctor has issued his opinion on whether you can actually catch chlamydia from using equipment at the gym. California ER doctor Joe Whittington has taken to his platform ( @drjoe_md) to address ...