Granny WAS right! From bald patches to RINGWORM - experts reveal why you should never go to bed with wet hair
Sleeping with wet hair can cause all sorts of scalp, hair and even respiratory issues, including infections, breakage and an overgrowth of fungi, including ringworm, which can lead to bald patches. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tinea Capitis Management in Kids Varies, Survey Finds Tinea Capitis Management in Kids Varies, Survey Finds
Respondents included 56 members of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Boy, 7, had skin on his head removed after suffering severe ringworm infection
Connel's ringworm infection became so severe an incident led to him having his skin removed. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Jersey OnlyFans model, 24, catches ringworm from an unsanitary TANNING BED
OnlyFans model Ava Louise (left), 24, of New Jersey, was diagnosed with ringworm after using a tanning bed she claims was not properly sanitized. She now worries her hair won't grow back. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Confirmatory Testing Underused for Tinea Capitis Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 -- Confirmatory laboratory testing is only used in one in five cases of suspected tinea capitis (TC), according to a research letter published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What Are Potential Problems of Using Povidone-Iodine?
Discussion
Povidone-iodine (polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine or PVP-I) is one of the most common antiseptics for more than 150 years. It is used for antisepsis mainly topically but also in mucosal cavities (i.e. mouth, nose, throat, vagina, etc.) or surfaces (i.e. umbilical cord). It has been used to treat chronic mucosal infections such as adult chronic rhinosinusitis. It’s irritant properties are used for chemical pleurodesis.
A common trade solution is Betadine® which contains “90% water, 8.5% PVP and 1% available iodine and iodine with a free iodine concentration of 1 parts-per-million.” PVP-I is a brown/...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 19, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Rise of the super fungus: Diseases from ringworm to deadly lung disease are becoming untreatable
Jill Fairweather (pictured), a 66-year-old from Maidenhead, in Berkshire, has lived with an aspergillus lung infection for more than four decades. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Reports Two Cases of Drug-Resistant Ringworm CDC Reports Two Cases of Drug-Resistant Ringworm
In both cases, skin culture isolates first identified Trichophyton mentagrophytes, but further analysis at the New York State Department of Health ' s lab identified the isolates as T indotineae.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 16, 2023 Category: Pathology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Two women in New York diagnosed with drug-resistant ringworm infection
The first US cases of a drug-resistant fungal infection have been reported in New York City, which have caused lesions on the neck, abdomen, buttocks and thighs of two women. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC: Highly Contagious, Drug-Resistant Ringworm Reported In U.S. For First Time
There already has been an ongoing epidemic of Trichophyton indotineae, a highly contagious and drug-resistant fungus, in South Asia. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antimicrobial-Resistant Ringworm Antimicrobial-Resistant Ringworm
Antimicrobial-resistant tinea is a growing public health concern.CDC Expert Commentary (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - May 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
CDC: Drug-Resistant Ringworm in U.S.; Mail-In HPV Tests Work; Pope Urges Procreation
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The CDC reported that the nation's first-ever cases of treatment-resistant ringworm were identified in New York City. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
In the aftermath... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC reports first 2 U.S. cases of drug-resistant ringworm in New York City
Two cases of a rare, highly contagious and severe type of ringworm have been reported in New York City, marking the first cases in the United States. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First US cases of treatment-resistant ringworm found in patients in New York City
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the first known cases of an antifungal-resistant ringworm in the United States and urging providers to be on the lookout for such infections. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
