DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...

Boils and carbuncles are skin infections caused by a bacteria called staphylococcus aureus (commonly referred to as staph). They present as painful pus-filled pockets, which form under the skin and ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I've been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...

'Superbugs' that cause boils and can go on to kill otherwise healthy people are on the rise in the community, an Australian conference will hear this week. New Queensland research shows a three to ...

Whenever you find something out of the ordinary below the belt, it’s normal to be alarmed. But, if the red, painful lump you discovered is a vaginal boil, you can probably relax. Vaginal boils aren’t ...

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 ...

We've all been there: you're going about your daily routine when suddenly, there's an angry red bump looking at you in the mirror. It's red, it's painful, and it may have a white tip in the center.

Reports about staph infections in other area school districts have prompted the Medina City Schools to take some preventive measures. Plans call for all student lockers to be emptied on a regular ...

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 ...