The Nosebleed Section: Unexpected maladies can close windows
Chico Enterprise-Record - The fallacy was that heavyweight Alex Pinto had contracted ringworm and wasn’t able to compete in the playoffs. It turned out to be false, thankfully for Pinto, and it got me thinking to how terrible it would have been for that kid to miss the state
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Owner drove into sick horses
The Sun - by locals in the Buckinghamshire village of Hyde Heath. The scenes of cruelty were unbelievable the farm has been described as an equine concentration camp. Many of the animals were underweight, had matted hair and were suffering ringworm
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Fungus under the toenail
Monterey County Herald - Still another solution is Miranel antifungal cream, a new product available over-the-counter, which kills fungus around and under nails. It is also recommended for control of athlete’s foot and ringworm. Write to Dr. Gott c/o United Media, 200
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Staph Superbug
Pocono Record - Ringworm confirmed in Stroudsburg Junior High student; half-dozen cases suspected STROUDSBURG About a half-dozen Stroudsburg Junior High School students were sent to their doctors Tuesday after showing signs of ringworm. Infectious MRSA skin
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Keeping a killer at bay
Gillette News Record - If a CCHS wrestler has any type of infection like ringworm it s smothered in gauze and wrapped up underneath a long-sleeved shirt that must be worn in such cases. Additionally, every wrestler is checked for such infections at weigh-ins
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Rescued horses on the long road to recovery
Daily Telegraph - The surviving animals were taken to four sanctuaries, where staff were trying to feed them up, clip their hooves, rid them of ringworm and clean their coats. According to Nicola Markwell, of Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Norfolk, which took eight of the
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Local wrestling programs taking precautionary measures to prevent
NWI.com - Because infections can be spread by skin-to-skin contact and cuts, wrestlers are checked for abrasions, scars and infections like ringworm by referees before every meet. Mats are also cleaned and sanitized regularly. Nevertheless, coaches advise their
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Ringworm (tinea corporis)
Tiscali - Ringworm is a skin infection caused by fungus that can affect the scalp , skin, fingers, toenails , or feet . The fungi that cause skin infection of this type can be divided into three groups according to their favourite hosts or sources: geophile
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Hunter on a mission with foot soldiers
Indianapolis Star - Emmanuel Ohonme, or “Manny” as he is known, founded the nonprofit Samaritan’s Feet in 2003 on the premise that 300 million children in the world are without shoes, many in impoverished regions where ringworm and other diseases are a continuous threat
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