Crack won't dissolve in water, but when junkies have a problem injecting something, they will always find a solution. In this case, a woman from Pennsylvania managed to mix her drug of choice with ...

Researchers have described how the protein that allows strep and staph bacteria to stick to human cells is prepared and packaged. The research could facilitate the development of new antibiotics.

A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph ...

Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's estimated that 10 million people will be dying annually from infections with ...

Flesh-eating bacteria that nearly forced doctors to amputate the foot of a San Diego woman due to a recent infection looks like a particularly vicious attack from an external invader. But experts say ...