Infections News

Researchers have created nanosponges that may prove to be effective in dealing with infections that are resistant to antibiotics.

Diamond Light Source is an advanced X-ray crystallography device located in the U.K. It has mainly been used for studying materials, now its powerful beams will be used to examine infectious diseases.

A newly designed antibiotic called tedizolid phosphate, taken once daily for 6 days to skin, has proved effective at combating skin diseases.

New evidence points to why genes that make us susceptible to infections and autoimmune diseases continue to be passed down instead of being eradicated from the gene pool.

A McGill University researcher has found chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI).

The number of swine flu cases has doubled in South Africa following a sports tournament. Health authorities are telling the public there is no reason to panic.

As WHO confirms 40 cases of swine flu in the U.S., the European Union's health commissioner warns against travel to parts of the U.S. and Europe where the disease has been seen.

Drug-resistant staph bacteria is getting harder to treat. What once was a simple problem to solve is now causing more serious illnesses than ever before.

C-diff, as Clostridium difficile is better known, is a bacterium that was discovered in 1978 to be the cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis.

A drug resistant staph is being passed by gay men during sex. The potentially deadly bacteria , MRSA is appearing outside of hospitals in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.