According to fictional stories you can use silver bullets to kill vampires. This idea may have developed because silver has been used since ancient times to prevent and treat a variety of infections. Before antibiotics...
There are lots of medical researchers that test experimental treatments on volunteers. Many of these are 'double-blind' trials where they test a new medication or treatment against a placebo or 'sham' treatment. In this type of trial neither the doctor administering the treatment or...
Woodward Laboratories, an Aliso Viejo, California company that produces hand, foot, and skin antimicrobial products has launched the Mycocide Nail Fungus Test Kit. Mycocide is the first screening kit that can be used at...
Types Of Fungi That Cause Problems
Fungus is highly contagious and travels easily from person to person, either by physical touch or by other types of contamination. In the case of nail fungus, the infection may be...
Six podiatrists in the United Kingdom have just been certified to treat toenail fungus patients with a spanking new laser treatment called PinPointe Footlaser. The treatment was approved for use in the UK after...
Nomir Medical Technologies has developed many innovative medical treatments based on the power of optical energy. As a result, the company was awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation of the...
Sarah S. has been doing elder care work for going on seven years. In her practice, she sees lots of toenail fungus, "I've seen it over and over again. As people age, they begin to...
Misshapen and discolored toenails can be a source of embarrassment, often because people assume they are caused by a fungus which may imply they are contagious or that they are caused by poor hygiene....