As well as faking terminal cancer, Australian influencer Belle Gibson made a series of false health claims, now being ...

A SIMPLE haircut has turned into a year-long horror story after a seven-year-old boy contracted a fungal infection from...

After seeking treatment from her doctor, Ms Nguyen discovered she’d contracted ringworm, a fungal infection that can cause itching and a rash. It spreads by skin-to-skin contact or from touching ...

When you hear the term "ringworm," do you imagine tiny worms crawling on your skin? Then you may have fallen prey to one of the many misconceptions about this common skin condition. In reality ...

Despite its name, ringworm isn’t an infection caused by worms or a parasite. Rather, it’s an infection caused by fungi that can occur almost anywhere on your body, including your hands, feet ...

St Agnes College hosted a seminar on Skin Health Awareness among Teenagers on January 18 organized by the department of microbiology in collaboration with the youth red cross unit. The seminar aimed ...

Cat intake will be limited at the shelter for at least three or four weeks, Twin Falls Animal Shelter Executive Director Debra Blackwood says.

Unless there is a breach in the skin, such as a cut, healthy adult humans are unlikely to become infected. Ringworm infection is more common in the elderly, small children, and individuals with ...

Cleaning the affected area and keeping it dry can also help kill the fungus. Tinea corporis or ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus that lives on dead tissues, such as the skin ...

It’s common to have athlete’s foot and ringworm on one or both hands. Sometimes, the infection spreads to one or more nails. Before giving you the diagnosis, your dermatologist may send a bit of the ...

A scientist has issued an urgent warning to fitness fanatics about the germs lurking in gyms. Dr Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester ...

According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA), people who go to the gym are vulnerable to a host of different skin infections including ringworm. However, it is treatable.