An angry, red rash appeared on Melissa Schloemer's legs whenever she visited theme parks and walked for hours. It didn't matter whether she was at a rollercoaster or a water park, the unsightly, ...

When you think of leg day, you might automatically picture yourself profusely sweating as you drop into a squat, lower into a deadlift, or glide into a hip thrust. Just make sure you don’t sleep on ...

Robert MacIntyre returns to his home country this week as a conquering hero after winning the Scottish Open—not to mention, the Canadian Open—last year. But neither of those career-changing victories ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Having a circular rash can spark fears that you’ve picked up ringworm. After all, the fungal infection is ...

A healthy, 17-year-old male seeks care of a sore right foot. He first noticed some small bumps with associated intense itching on both feet and ankles 4 days earlier after mowing his yard barefoot.

Cellulitis usually occurs after there is a break in the skin, from a cut, abrasion, ulcer, bug bite, or even a rash, allowing bacteria to enter. The Caribbean islands battling the region's 'highest ...

1 Department of Intensive Care, Delta CHIREC Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Delta CHIREC Hospital, Division of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium. 3 Department of Emergency ...

Granuloma annulare is a benign, self-limited granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The condition was first described by Colcott-Fox in 1895 with the publication of a case study describing an ...

Signs that cellulitis is healing include reduced skin discoloration, less pain, decreased heat, and more. An area that a doctor has marked on the skin to monitor the infection may also decrease in ...

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