The Dangers of Nail Fungus

The Dangers of Nail Fungus

Onychomycosis, or nail fungus, is such a common infection of the nails that one would think both doctors and their patients take it fairly seriously. However, according to a study in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, most doctors just brush it aside when they see...
Fatty Liver Disease Caused By Eating Healthy

Fatty Liver Disease Caused By Eating Healthy

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, is strongly related to our food and beverage intake, but researchers are still gathering the details. Strangely, according to a new study in BMC Public Health, one specific healthy food may drastically worsen your NAFLD. In...
This Vitamin Eliminates Shingles Pain

This Vitamin Eliminates Shingles Pain

Shingles is a painful inflammatory skin condition. Unfortunately, the long-term pain that sometimes follows it, called postherpetic neuralgia, is even worse. The journal Pain Research and Management has just presented two cases of such patients, for whom intravenous...
This Oil Kills Nail Fungus

This Oil Kills Nail Fungus

Nail fungus can be very stubborn. Most pharmaceutical creams and drugs at best work temporarily to keep it at bay. That is why we’re thrilled to hear about a new study in The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. It identified a common oil as...