"The doctor told me I was lucky, because the bacteria transmitted by the spider was eating my skin, but hadn’t reached muscle or bone. If I’d waited any longer, it could have caused much more damage." ...

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 ...

Wolf spider bites are not poisonous and typically cause mild symptoms like redness and itching. Allergic reactions to wolf spider bites may include hives, facial swelling, or trouble breathing. A wolf ...

Learning to identify bug bites and stings will help you get the right treatment. We break down the bites of mosquitos, fleas, ...

Skeptical toxologists say MRSA bacteria more likely caused infection. May 24, 2010— -- By the time Victoria Franklin called her twin sister to take her to the hospital in Atlanta on April 9, her ...

LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Kauai Fire Department responded to a call from a 57-year-old man from the Kalalau Trail on Wednesday, after he reported being unable to hike out due to a “rapidly worsening ...

A spider bite turned into a weeks-long, life-threatening medical ordeal for a 16-year-old boy in Iowa this summer, his family revealed. Noah Johnson, set to be a high school junior this fall, was ...

Rescue personnel on the island of Kauai responded to an incident on a remote trail near the famous Napali Coast last week after a hiker became incapacitated due to “a rapidly worsening infection from ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...