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What Is Athlete's Foot? What Causes Athlete's Foot?

Athlete's foot, also known as tinea pedi and ringworm of the foot, is a fungal infection that affects the upper layer of the skin of the foot, especially when it is warm, moist and irritated. Athlete'...

Valeant Pharma says U.S. FDA has more questions about ringworm treatment

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) (TSE:VRX) says that the U.S. FDA has remaining questions about the company's new drug application for efinaconazole - a drug designed for the treatment...

Jagaricin and antifungal drugs: an interview with Prof Christian Hertweck

Most people have already experienced a fungal infection (mycosis) of the outer layer of the skin, athlete’s foot or ringworm. Whereas such infections may be cumbersome and often difficult to cure, u...

Anacor Pharmaceuticals: Should Retail Follow Institutions On This Biotech?

By EnhydrisPECorp:Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC) has nosedived over the past week of trading with shares down over 14%. Nevertheless, analysts and institutions alike have placed rather optimistic price...

Sobi gains distribution rights for Megace(R), Monopril(R), Cefzil(R); and Duricef(R); from PharmaSwiss

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 02/13/13 -- Sobi (STO: Sobi) announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with PharmaSwiss to market the products Megace®, Monopril®, Cefzil® an...

Sobi gains distribution rights for Megace®, Monopril®, Cefzil® and Duricef® from PharmaSwiss

Stockholm, Sweden, 13 February 2013 - Sobi (STO: Sobi) announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with PharmaSwiss to market the products Megace®, Monopril®, Cefzil® and Duricef®...

New Vitality Health Food Store, Inc. Outlines The Hidden Power of Grapefruit Extract

Providing nutritional supplements and allergy-free foods for the past 24 years, New Vitality Health Food, Inc. outlines the power and healing properties of grapefruit seed extract. Orland Park, IL (PR...

Fungal meningitis: How a wimpy, ubiquitous black mold turned to the dark side

If your Halloween costume didn’t end up scaring anybody this year, maybe you should have dressed up as Exserohilus rostratum. It’s the black mold that’s responsible for the multi-state outbreak...

Ionization constants and solubility of compounds involved in enzymatic synthesis of aminopenicillins and aminocephalosporins.

The article deals with experimental determination of ionization constants and solubility for the compounds (target products, initial β-lactams, acylating agents and by-products) involved in enzymatic...

Extra-Scalp Black Dot Ringworm Caused by Trichophyton tonsurans Among Contact Sports Players.

We describe here two patients with tinea corporis exhibiting black dot ringworm (BDR). A cluster of black dots was observed on the extensor surfaces of the extremities of two rather hairy male patient...

Survey of Haircoat Fungal Flora for the Presence of Dermatophytes in a Population of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Virginia.

Before releasing rehabilitated wildlife, patients should be cured of all infectious agents that pose a risk to free-roaming wildlife or humans after release. Dermatophyte fungi, commonly known as "rin...

Self-medication with antibiotics in rural population in Greece: a cross-sectional multicenter study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Self-medication is an important driver of antimicrobial overuse as well as a worldwide problem. The aim of the present study was to estimate the use of antibiotics, without medic...

The tinea capitis campaign in Serbia in the 1950s.

In this Historical Review we describe the 1950-59 UNICEF-supported campaign to eliminate tinea capitis, also known as ringworm, in Yugoslavia. Medical treatment for this infectious disease involved th...