Some natural home remedies are touted as treatments for fungal infections of the nails, also known as onychomycosis. While the preferred treatments are an oral medication called terbinafine or the use ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

A paper published last week in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes four US cases of an emerging, sexually transmitted fungal infection. The infections were caused by Trichophyton ...

The first is “focal” and confined to one or more regions of the body: the hands (affecting manual tasks, writing or using tools), the feet (ruining footwear and predisposing to fungal infections), the ...

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy ...

Lose a headache: For a tension headache, dampen a cloth with herbal vinegar, put it on your forehead and lie down ... content of the vinegar helps stop fungus growth and relieves itching.