May 13
Dry skin, the kind we all experience from time to time, isn’t usually serious, but it can be painful and unsightly, turning normal cells into shriveled ones and creating fine lines and wrinkles. More serious dry skin conditions, such as the inherited group of disorders called ichthyosis, can sometimes be disfiguring enough to cause psychological distress.‚ So if you suffer from dry itching skin and you are tired of feeling like your face could pass for sand paper, read on. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
I can remember my gym teacher in junior high yelling every time she caught one of us running through the locker room barefoot.‚ She would point to a graphic poster on the wall and remind us of all the invisible little critters waiting to attack our feet.‚ Turns out‚ she was‚ right.‚ A new study confirms that foot infections like athlete’s foot and toenail fungus do spread from person to person in locker rooms, swimming pool areas and even between family members. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
Sometimes it seems toenail fungus and skin fungus‚ are just everywhere.‚ Gyms.‚ Locker rooms.‚ Nail salons.‚ Swimming pools.‚ But there ARE ways you can reduce your risk.‚ Not everyone has the same susceptibility.‚ What is yours?‚ What is your history? Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
Everyone has a family member who seems to have‚ suffered from toenail fungus for decades.‚ That military vet, elderly aunt or uncle, or that jock cousin who got it in high school and now he’s a grandfather.‚ There are people who have struggled with toenail fungus for twenty years or longer¢‚¬and most of them consistently lose the battle.‚ They won wear sandals, won show their feet and many have developed such an aversion to letting people see their toes it has seriously affected their quality of life.‚ Imagine, no pool parties, no open-toed shoes, no beaches and no fun. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
There are a whole lot of words we don;t want to hear from our doctors and even though it is not terrifying or fatal, a diagnosis of toenail fungus is NOT something anyone wants to hear.‚ In spite of that,‚ these conditions are fairly common.‚ Toenail and fingernail fungus can be hard to treat.‚ Skin fungus (also known as athlete foot, jock itch and a few other conditions) is a bit more common. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
There are a lot of articles available on toenail and fingernail fungus.‚ Almost as many as there are meds to treat these conditions.‚ But if you don’t take time to understand the problem, learn how one gets it and how to avoid getting it again or passing it on, you will likely suffer from fungus all your life.‚ ‚ A nail fungal infection may begin as a white or yellow spot under the tip of your fingernail or toenail. As the nail fungus spreads deeper into your nail, it may cause your nail to discolor, thicken and develop crumbling edges - an unsightly and potentially painful problem. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
I don’t care how kind or politically correct we are, we are still likely to stare or back away when we encounter someone whose hands (or other body parts) are covered with warts.‚ Those things are not attractive.‚ I can remember when I was a child seeing classmates with warts all over hands or knees and believing, because my mother told me, these warts had been caused by touching toads.‚ I¢‚¬„¢d also been warned if I touched these unfortunate sufferers I would soon sport my own crop of large bumpy protrusions. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
It is one thing to have to deal with a wart or other skin condition on yourself but it is much tougher to watch your child suffer from such a condition.‚ ‚ Warts are annoying at best, always embarrassing and when they are on children we feel particularly sympathetic.‚ But don just throw up your hands.‚ There are many things parents can do short of surgery, freezing or burning them off. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
It is embarrassing, watching those brown spots, huge ‘freckles’ and other signs of aging appear on your hands, arms and even your face.‚ ‚ Age spots, also known as sun spots, liver spots, lentigos, or lentigines, are flat, tan, brown, or dark brown spots on sun-exposed skin. As people grow older, sun spots most commonly appear on the backs of the hands, the forearms, neck, chest, and face. Sun spots are associated with sun exposure. The pigment producing cells in the skin (called melanocytes) are activated to produce more pigment (melanin) by ultraviolet rays. While these spots are not themselves cancerous, you may be at risk for skin cancer if you have them. Read the rest of this entry »
May 13
There is nothing much more frustrating than getting a nice new blouse, sweatshirt or jacket and going out to eat, only to drop an oily blob of ’something’ on that new outfit, leaving an embarrassing grease trail down your front that other sloppy eaters will readily recognize.‚ ‚ People of all ages struggle against these ruined garment moments but the preponderance of victime are the very young and the not so young.‚ What would you think if you found a product that lives to lift grease stains out of clothing EVEN after a garment has been washed and dried several times. Read the rest of this entry »
