Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some kids may take having a wart in stride; others may feel ashamed. Sometimes a child only gets one wart and forgets about it.

Warts are small, firm bumps on the skin caused by viruses from the human papillomavirus (HPV) family. Warts are common among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve recently spent time at a public pool (indoor or out) or taken showers at the gym, you may be at risk of developing a ...

Viral warts are among the top-diagnosed skin conditions alongside eczema, impetigo, and dermatitis.

Q: I had a rough spot on the back of my hand that turned into a wart. What caused it? How do I get rid of it? A: You’re describing what is known as a common wart. It’s a small, raised skin growth ...

Foot warts can be common warts, plantar warts, or periungal warts. They develop when a certain strand of HPV infects a cut or open wound. You can get rid of them with salicylic acid products or by ...

Cutaneous warts are seen often in primary care, particularly among children, but a recent Cochrane review (Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006; 3:CD001781) was inconclusive on the relative merits of the ...

Hand warts are an easily contractible skin condition that can be passed at even the most mundane of moments, from shaking someone’s hand to sharing towels at the pool. When your skin comes in contact ...

The company expects to begin the final stage of testing for its experimental common warts treatment during the second half of this year. Aclaris Therapeutics Inc. said Monday its experimental ...

Aclaris Therapeutics announced positive results from a phase 3 trial investigating a proprietary formulation of hydrogen peroxide (A-101) for the topical treatment of common warts. Aclaris ...

Warts are noncancerous growths that develop on your skin or mucous membranes (soft, fleshy areas such as inside your mouth and genitals). They vary widely in shape and appearance — some are round, ...

Despite the current tween and teen obsession with pricey skin care products, most healthy kids don’t need to regularly see a dermatologist. But what if a wart — a rough but benign skin growth caused ...