Wet dandruff—or dandruff associated with an oily scalp—happens when extra sebum (oil) production on the scalp combines with ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

Rash during pregnancy is not uncommon, ranging from a relatively harmless heat rash to potentially life-threatening conditions like impetigo herpetiformis. These rashes may develop due to changes in ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...

Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when sweat becomes trapped under the skin. Children tend to get it more than adults because their sweat glands are still developing.

While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine consumers are drawn to the fungus for its supposed health benefits, my interest lies in a darker side of its harvest: the deadly relationship between ...

A fungus causing powdery mildew in blueberries has spread from the U.S. to continents like Europe and Asia, threatening crops and increasing fungicide dependence. NC State researchers found that ...

MUMBAI: Preliminary investigations of hair, scalp and nail samples have ruled out a fungal infection as the cause of the mysterious “bald virus” affecting several villages in Shegaon taluka of ...

Even in the world of video games and television, a zombie plague carried by a deadly fungus sounds almost too far-fetched. But as HBO finally confirms the release date of The Last of Us season two ...

For many people with RA, its effects include rashes in different areas of the skin. In some cases, skin rashes are related to RA or RA treatments, but some skin issues aren’t connected to ...

It's common in the armpits, under the breasts, and in the folds of the groin and abdomen. The rash is often caused by yeast, fungi, or bacteria that love being in a damp environment. These germs ...