Bacteria doesn't always adhere to the five-second rule, but it may adhere to your food if you drop it on the floor.

The extended close contact of the bacteria in the products with mucus membranes can lead to a number of infections and health risks, a new study has found.

English scientists have developed an experimental treatment that makes it harder for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria to stick to skin cells and cause skin infections.

Researchers found that a bacterium found in your nose can be used as an antibiotic against Staph infections.

Here's how long you should keep your favorite makeup products before they're brimming with bacteria.

A 21-year-old Michigan day camp worker died this past week after contracting bacterial meningitis.

A new survey finds that a small chunk of patients are using antibiotics behind their doctor's backs, contributing even more to the growing number of bacterial infections that are antibiotic resistant.

Infectious disease experts expect more superbug cases in the upcoming months due to a bacterial gene.

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs may force doctors to rethink how they treat bacterial infections, like strep throat and pneumonia.

Another man has become infected by flesh-eating bacteria after swimming at a Texas beach.

Scientists have detected a highly drug-resistant form of E-Coli in droppings of the migratory birds in Lithuania and Argentina.

After just days, your bed sheets become home to a variety of different microbes, fungi, and an accumulation of dead skin, cosmetics, dust, and pollen.