Anderson to Race in Final at USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Jun 26, 2010
40 10 Bobby Mack Athlete's Foot 14:08. 74 11 Kyle King unattached 14:17. (Pac-10.org)
How I learned to love the vuvuzela Jun 19, 2010
The world of sports has given us swimmer's ear, tennis elbow and athlete's foot. Here, at last, is an affliction named for the spectator at home: couch potato's tinnitus, turning every fan into a Metallica roadie. (CNN -- International)
White nose decimates Vt. bat population Apr 15, 2010
Bats in the Adirondacks are being given an anti-fungal agent similar to that used to treat athlete's foot. It's too early to tell if that compound is working. (WCAX.com, VT)
Fungus killing bats at alarming rate Mar 7, 2010
" Researchers talk of a potential worst-case scenario in which a Pennsylvania caver innocently crawls into a Colorado cavern, opening a second front for White-nose. Scientists also are looking at compounds that could kill the fungus. Terbinafine, the active ingredient in the athlete's foot treatment Lamisil, has shown promise. Dr. Reeder said she has successfully tested a natural product in the lab and has begun field trials. In New York, researchers are considering launching field tests of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
From Carnivorous Plants to the Medicine Cabinet? Anti-Fungal Agents in Pitcher Plants Investigated Mar 7, 2010
Even mildly severe forms of athlete's foot or other skin fungal infections lack effective treatments. The problem becomes more dire at hospitals, where thousands of Americans die each year from secondary fungal infections they acquire during their stay as patients. (Science Daily)
Baker's Yeast: A Promising, Natural Therapy for Cancer? Feb 5, 2010
The system can be a powerful tool for screening potential drug targets for conditions like thrush, athlete's foot and vaginal. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Learn Facts about Honey Health Jan 30, 2010
Yeast infections, athlete's foot, arthritis pain, burns, wounds, and sore throats are thought to be improved with the use of natural honey. Because of its ease on the stomach, hangovers are also treatable with a honey mixture. (Suite101.com)
Stores eye recession's end, try new niche strategies on for size Jan 26, 2010
This redesigned Athlete's Foot store in Atlanta now has an urban lifestyle look, which seems to agree with shopper Steve Zwieryznski, 22, of Dallas ... With consumers shopping less often, "When they think about going out, you want them to think about you," says Chris Dull, president of franchising for NexCen Brands, which owns chains including The Athlete's Foot, MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab Creamery ... Many stores in the sporting goods chain The Athlete's Foot, now called TAF, are being recast... (USA Today -- Money)
Scientists hope to end sleeping sickness by making parasite that causes it self-destruct Jan 16, 2010
They picked 14DM because it has a counterpart in fungi, which cause athlete's foot and ringworm, and such fungal infections are commonly treated with drugs that prevent 14DM from making ergosterol, a sterol required for membrane synthesis. "We tested hundreds of compounds as potential 14DM inhibitors. One of them, VNI, was one of the best in terms of killing the parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas and Leishmaniasis," she said. (EurekAlert!)
Health Tip: Treating Athlete's Foot Jan 10, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Athlete's foot is a fungal infection, usually causing itching and redness between the toes. It's commonly contracted in locker rooms and other moist, warm areas where fungi like to grow. (MEDLINEplus)
