A SEVEN-year-old boy complained of itchy raised lines on his foot - which turned out to be worms inside him. The child developed the symptoms after playing barefoot on the sand with friends.

Ancient Chinese practices and a growing body of medical research suggest that massaging specific pressure points on your feet can benefit entirely different parts of the body. Reflexology is the ...

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Nosocomial infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming a worldwide problem. In a recent European study, researchers concluded that universal screening of hospital ...

Today, the challenge came for me. I HATE feet. I like them as an appendage that helps me walk around, run from danger and all that cool stuff but they will never personally appeal to me as an ...

From cracked heels to flaky skin, we’ve all experienced dry feet at some point. Here, a podiatrist explains how to get hydrated, silky-soft feet at home. Despite the fact the UK weather feels ...

Tom Frieden, director of the CDC. Thank you for being here, Dr. Frieden. Let’s talk about MRSA infections. They are hard to treat. And more and more parents are worried about the prevention of ...

MRSA: The Spread of Drug Resistance In fact, there is a good chance that the staph infection you picked up from that contaminated doorknob is already antibiotic resistant. Most staph infections in ...

But there’s one simpler number that might deserve more of your attention: “Time on feet” (TOF), which is all about tracking how long you’re out there rather than fixating on distance or pace.

Antibodies are carefully attached to each sensing surface of the chip such that they are simultaneously sensitive to multiple targets of interest; for instance Foot & Mouth, MRSA or Anthrax.

Flat feet, also known as fallen arches, is a condition where the arches of the feet are absent or have collapsed. This can ...

Opinion Columnist reporting from Mount Hood, Ore. Some folks think the best way to travel is by private jet. Or yacht. My choice: by foot. Some think that the best thing about America is its ...