This fall, school district officials in Everett and elsewhere might be scratching their heads over what to do about a new nationwide policy regarding head lice. On Aug. 1, the American Association of ...

Impetigo is a bacterial skin infection that appears as honey coloured/ red colours blisters or sores on face, hands, legs and the diaper area. This infection mostly affects kids, but adults are not ...

While the flesh-eating bacteria that has resulted in several deaths nationwide have left people concerned over visiting their local beaches this summer, fitness buffs should know that you can pick up ...

Maintaining proper hygiene and clean equipment, gear and clothing can reduce the potential spread of fungal, viral and bacterial infectious diseases at the gym or in the locker room. Ringworm is a ...

Any good wrestling official can spot a takedown from across the mat. But how about molluscum contagiosum? Or ringworm? Or impetigo? The responsibility of identifying those and numerous other skin ...

Gym hygiene is an important aspect to consider for maintaining good health while working out Common skin infections like impetigo, ringworm, and folliculitis can be contracted at the gym through ...

Guess what's lurking in the gym? MRSA, athlete's foot, jock itch, boils, impetigo, herpes simplex and ringworm, among other atrocities. Time to... As a reasonably frequent gym-goer, I feel like I have ...