Multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA is a bacterium responsible for difficult to treat infections, commonly acquired by people residing in hospitals, nursing homes and prisons, predominately due to poor hygiene standards. MRSA is...
Each year, a new strain of the flu virus circulates throughout the world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other national health groups work diligently to keep up by developing new vaccines each year. They recommend that those in...
According to the World Health Organization, salmonella bacteria are one of the most common causes of foodborne illness around the world. In the United States alone, 40,000 cases are reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) each year,...
An infection acquired while a patient is in a hospital is called a nosocomial infection, as opposed to one contracted outside a hospital, which is called a community-acquired infection. Nosocomial infections are not necessarily different from...
Beyond providing essential nutrients such as energy, vitamins and minerals, many foods serve as natural antimicrobials. These foods destroy pathogenic bacteria, molds, fungi and viruses, keeping food safe to eat and safe to store for certain...
A hockey player's gloves are his slinkiest piece of gear. To some hockey players, smelly gloves are not a bad thing and instead are a symbol of hard work. Some players use a smelly glove as a weapon against opponents in a maneuver called the "face...
"The New England Journal of Medicine" reports that every year 11 percent of American women seek medical care for a urinary tract infection, UTI. If you are female, your lifetime risk for developing a UTI is 60 percent. Many of the bacteria that...
A vaginal yeast infection, also called a Candida infection after the organism that causes it, consists of an overgrowth of the fungus Candida albicans in the vaginal tract. The Nemours Foundation estimates that 75% of all women have at least one...
Nasal congestion can stem from a common cold, allergies, flu or sinus infection. Nasal congestion typically goes away after a few days. The cause of your nasal congestion should determine whether you should continue jogging or call it quits for a...
Staphylococcus and streptococcus are spherical bacteria that can cause mild to severe infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals. While staph skin infections are common, this bacterium can also invade the bloodstream, urinary tract,...
The first anti-tuberculosis drugs were developed 70 years ago and despite a significant decline of numbers of infected people, tuberculosis, a multi-organ infectious disease, still affects 2 billion people worldwide. In 2009, it caused the death...
Elderly women have special challenges regarding vitamin needs. For many elderly women medications, disability and gastrointestinal disorders result in poor appetite and malnourishment. Multi-vitamins can improve your overall nutrition and health...
Nosocomial infections are defined as any sort of infection that originates from a health care setting, such as a hospital or doctor's office. Nosocomial infections can cause many serious health problems and can also result in longer hospital...