Psoriasis is a partially heritable skin disorder, the genetic basis of which is not fully understood. Here, the authors use genome-wide association meta-analysis to discover psoriasis ...

On March 7, a 3-year-old filly in Clinton County, Michigan, recently tested positive for strangles. The filly developed clinical signs on March 6, including nasal discharge, lethargy, and inappetence.

The bug can cause superficial skin infections or abscesses, fever, headache, trouble breathing, chest and muscle pain, confusion, seizures, or a lung infection which can develop into pneumonia.

They can occur on the stomach, intestines, skin or in the mouth. Ulcers can become irritated, painful and sometimes require antibiotics. Abscesses, painful pockets of pus caused by the body trying ...

A Volusia County woman is sitting in a jail cell after deputies rescued three neglected horses that were in her care. Twila Guzman, 57, was arrested on Thursday and faces counts of felony cruelty to ...

She was in the Volusia County Branch Jail Friday on $13,000 bail. Deputies said they started looking into the animal neglect case in December after getting reports of a thin horse at a ...

According to the ARL, the 2-year-old horse, named Apollo, arrived at their Second Chance Ranch weak and thin with a head wound. Apollo was also believed to have strangles, a highly infectious disease ...

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Glycolic acid is a substance that chemically exfoliates a person’s skin by dissolving dead skin cells and oils. Glycolic acid may also help boost collagen production, and support skin moisture.

Keratosis pilaris, sometimes called “chicken skin,” is a common skin condition that causes patches of rough bumps to appear on the skin. These tiny bumps or pimples are dead skin cells ...

Renowned for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, tea tree oil is a top choice for treating skin infections, abscesses included. Thanks to its active compounds, like terpinen-4-ol, it’s ...

Bacterial skin infections technically have specific names based on their origin and extent, but in the medical community, they are often lumped into one of two categories: "boil" or "abscess." This ...