Knowledge about their causes helps prevent occurrence and guides appropriate treatment decisions. Medically known as furuncles, boils develop as inflamed bumps around hair follicles or oil glands.

The immune system sends white blood cells to the area to fight the bacterial infection. The combination of white blood cells and bacteria causes a fluid known as pus, often with a painful red bump.

Most cases of folliculitis go away without treatment. It rarely causes more severe problems. In a small number of cases, it can cause: boils to form under your skin permanent scarring or dark ...

Halifax Water is looking at improving communications with Nova Scotia Power and clarifying protocols for issuing municipal ...

UISCE Éireann customers in Glenties in Ardara have been reminded that a Boil Water Notice to protect the health of customers ...

One of the most common causes is nerve damage in the legs, also called neuropathy, which often develops in people with diabetes. Most burning feet treatments focus on preventing further nerve ...

A Boil Water Notice (BWN) remains in place to protect the health of approximately 2,159 customers supplied by Belturbet ...

These include atopic dermatitis (eczema), hives (urticaria), and contact dermatitis. If the cause of the itching is identified and if it can be avoided or corrected, then the itching can be cured.

Taxed by demands on the city's water system, two 200-foot water towers built by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board to ...

So, when water leaks arise and pressure drops, residual minerals in the pipes can be stirred up and cause an increase in turbidity, thereby triggering a boil water notice. When the notice is ...