Crawling into bed to rest her painful left toe, Mel Gardener winced as she covered herself with a cotton sheet. Even the touch of this light fabric was excruciating.

Some people scrub them every day while others say letting water run over them in the shower is enough. So are you cleaning ...

Sweating is a natural and essential process that helps regulate body temperature. But what happens when sweat lingers on your ...

If you've ever been going about your day only to get hit with excruciating joint pain, it could be gout. While this type of ...

You may need treatment from a podiatrist or a doctor who specializes in foot, ankle ... but deep cracks can sometimes get infected (called cellulitis). Is it OK to wear heels daily?

Most children with scarlet fever do not experience any complications. However, while rare, complications can occur during or ...

Cutaneous disease is a frequent cause of morbidity in the homeless. Several skin conditions, both infectious and noninfectious, have been described in the homeless population including trauma ...

Other serious side effects include the skin infection, cellulitis ... of all such treatments, and all to often it is left to the NHS to repair the damage and taxpayers to foot the bill.