If you notice that your child has pain or swelling around their fingernails, they might have a fingernail infection. Fingernail infection in children is a common hand infection that can usually be ...

In the Majengo area of Nyeri town, Jane Muthoni washes her dishes with a lot of pain. One of her fingers is swollen and turned red. "I finished washing my children's clothes using a detergent sold by ...

When Karolina Jasko's thumbnail became infected, she thought it might be related to dirty tools at her nail salon. She went to the doctor to get it checked out, and that infection ended up potentially ...

A Perth, Australia woman has been told she could lose a thumb after contracting a terrifying bacterial infection from a manicure. Sue, 48, has lived with a searing pain in her thumb for the last two ...

Paronychia is a skin infection that develops around the nail. It occurs when bacteria or fungi get under the skin. Paronychia can result from biting or chewing the nails, but it is more common when ...

A lifelong nail-biter learned to stop the habit the hard way after he developed a serious infection that nearly cost him his finger. Steven MacDonald, from Scotland, told South West News Service (SWNS ...

A woman in England said she’ll never have her nails done again after a trip to the salon allegedly nearly cost her a finger. Brittany Guyatt, of Swindon, said that she had treated herself with a trip ...

Karolina Jasko has a family history of melanoma, so she's no stranger to paying attention to her skin. Her mother — who battled the deadliest form of skin cancer twice and recovered — has always been ...

Nail biting and thumb sucking are common habits in children, which are often seen in their formative years. Though these ...

When Karolina Jasko's thumbnail became infected, she thought it might be related to dirty tools at her nail salon. She went to the doctor to get it checked out, and that infection ended up potentially ...