Q: I’ve been plagued with plantar warts for most of my adult life. I got rid of the most recent one by treating it persistently with salicylic acid. Now I want to prevent re-infection. This is a virus ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A targeted heat treatment appears to alleviate bothersome and sometimes painful plantar warts, researchers from China have found. Plantar warts are skin growths on the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: I have two plantar warts on my foot, and they hurt so much that on some days I can’t always walk my 10,000 steps. What will ease my discomfort and let me ...

Long before COVID-19 became a health concern, shoe shopping meant doing your best to avoid certain foot conditions, such as athlete’s foot and plantar warts. While the impact of the coronavirus ...

It's sandal season, and for people with plantar warts that can mean pain and embarrassment. Plantar warts can spread easily, especially in damp places like pools and locker rooms where feet are ...

Type 2 diabetes - a precursor to heart disease - often goes undiagnosed for many years because the mechanism that underpins it - high blood sugar levels - takes time to assert its destructive effects.

Plantar warts are small growths that appear mainly on your heels or other weight-bearing areas of your feet. The pressure on the warts can cause them to grow inward, creating a clump of hard, thick ...

Q. I have had success using fresh pineapple peel on a plantar wart. I applied the pineapple skin to the wart overnight, with the fleshy fruit side toward the foot. I saved the peel in a plastic bag in ...