M ariners closer Andrés Muñoz loves all animals, but cats hold a special place in his heart. You’ve probably seen his cat ...

A MAN'S peculiar habit of sniffing his dirty socks after wearing them landed him in hospital, as he developed a fungal lung infection. The first sign of the nasty lung condition was a severe cough ...

Particularly common on your cat’s tail or lower back, it’s caused by your moggy overgrooming due to an irritation caused by an allergic reaction to the saliva of the flea or other insect. It can also ...

More lethal fungal varieties are spreading too: invasive fungal infections are killing an estimated 2.5 million people each year – twice the global fatalities of tuberculosis.

Welnax BioClear is a device developed to treat nail fungus infections by treating the root cause of it. Nail infections or onychomycosis, is a common problem in the US, where an estimated 10 to 14% ...

Increased heat and humidity during summer can cause scalp infections due to sweat ... resulting in bacterial and fungal overgrowth.

I know it needs treating and I was hoping you could suggest a treatment? A) Fungal toenail infections are extremely common and often the advice is to leave them alone if they are not progressing ...

A Denmark man died after consuming unrefrigerated coconut water, which tasted foul and was rotten. Symptoms developed quickly, leading to severe brain swelling and eventual brain death. The ...

fungal organism in 1972. (Lucille K. Georg / ASSOCIATED PRESS) When most people think of dangerous infections, they picture bacteria or viruses. But for infectious disease specialists like Peter ...

Ringworm is actually caused by infection of the skin with a fungus, not a worm as the name suggests. It is often caught from contact with an animal or child with the infection.

This groin infection is caused by the same fungus that’s responsible for ringworm, tinea corporis and is also known as ‘jock itch’. It's a common mistake to make. (Getty Stock) And the doc ...