Eczema causes itchiness and painful irritation on your skin that can make it easier for bacteria to cause an infection. When you have this skin condition, you may have a higher chance of getting one ...

Missouri's new Amendment 3 would reverse the 2024 amendment of the same name. What a yes-or-no vote does on abortion and care for minors. Hoosiers applying for HIP in January must meet 80-hour monthly ...

Some microbes can be quite clingy. Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial species responsible for staph infections, latches onto human skin with one of the strongest biological bonds ever recorded, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and don't even think twice. You ...

Imagine a child with eczema who scratches a patch of irritated skin. A tiny opening forms, invisible to the eye. Into that breach slips a common bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus. For many people, the ...

ATLANTA -- A combined intervention against recurrent Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) that included both personal periodic decolonization and home environmental hygiene ...

Learn why staph bacteria are so tough to remove from skin, causing infections that can sometimes spiral out of control. When staph bacteria meet skin, they hang on for dear life and won't let go. The ...

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how Staphylococcus aureus—a leading cause of skin infections—reshapes the immune system's inflammatory responses in children with a rare skin condition.

Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for this disparity has remained unclear. A new study led by UT Southwestern ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) --People with diabetes are more prone to developing Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of infections and death associated with resistance to antibiotics, a new study has ...

A child was hospitalized after a rare skin infection tied to a common childhood illness.