Athlete’s foot: Cream with these three ingredients will help treat your fungal infection

ATHLETE’S foot is a fungal infection that affects in-between toes, and the soles and sides of the feet. Left untreated it can spread to the toenails and cause a fungal nail infection. The problem is easily treatable and prevented at home using eight simple steps.

‘Mind Over Mushroom’ Offers Free-Roaming Tactical Battles Against Fungal Foes

Goodbye grid, hello freedom! Mind Over Mushroom takes tactical battles and ditches the grid structure for a more challenging fight, letting you wander as you battle spore-controlled foes. Players will have to mind their distance, as you’re free of grid restraints and able to wander freely (barring terrain obstacles, of course). Be mindful of your […]

How to get rid of a fungal nail infection: Prevent condition by doing this every day

Fungal nail infections usual start at the edge of the nail but often spread to the middle. The nail can become discoloured and lift off the nail bed, or it can become brittle and pieces can break off. Not only can people be unhappy with the appearance of a fungal nail infection, they can also […]

Man gets gruesome fungal lesion after snipping pimple with dirty wood tools

(credit: Brittgow) A 23-year-old man in Chicago developed a rare, festering fungal lesion on his lower lip after he reportedly “snipped a pimple” with a woodworking blade. Doctors at the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County treated the man, who was an otherwise healthy construction worker. In a case report, recently published in […]

Fungal infections: New drug to treat life-threatening conditions

The drug is the first antifungal treatment to be discovered in the last 30 years, scientists from the University of Liverpool claimed. Invasive fungal infections are often deadly. After six weeks, up to 30 per cent of patients die, while the infection can be fatal if the infection is drug-resistant. In order to overcome a […]

Fungal infection warning: Why you should NEVER wear unwashed socks

Athlete’s foot is a rash triggered by a fungus that usually appears between the toes. According to the NHS, it can leave sufferers with itchy, red, scaly, dry, cracked or blistered skin. While it’s not usually serious, it should be treated to stop it spreading. This is because it could reach the lymph system, causing […]