A WOMAN has shared how she found a worryingly small early symptom of cancer on her husband’s toenail – which was dismissed by doctors as a fungal infection. David Edges wasn’t concerned when a ...

A subtle line on a man's toenail that was initially dismissed by doctors turned out to be a rare and aggressive form of skin ...

A BBC Morning Live doctor has said that whilst mould may look unsightly, it could be causing more issues than just making ...

A BBC Morning Live regular, Dr Oscar Duke, is warning that although rare, it is possible to get an infection due ot your home. Talking about mould, he stresses that it could be causing more issues ...

IT’S no secret that living in a space with mould can be damaging for your health, but one woman discovered just how bad it ...

Dr Iziaq Salako, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has expressed the need to revive the “Black is Beautiful ... surrounding lighter skin. He said; Through ...

This fact sheet relies on people self-identifying their race and ethnicity in the Census Bureau’s 2023 ACS to describe the nation’s Black population. The racial and ethnic categories used in census ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...

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 ...

Mycetoma, more properly called fungus ball, expands within the confines of an immunocompetent, nonatopic host sinus and does not invade or penetrate the sinus mucosa. Aspergillus is the primary ...

Athlete’s foot is a prevalent infection that results from a fungus that flourishes in damp and warm conditions, such as inside sweaty shoes or socks, which impacts the skin of the foot.