The iris is the colored part of the eye with the pupil in the middle. The white of your eye is called the sclera; over that, you’ve got a very thin transparent layer called your conjunctiva. This layer often gets inflamed and sometimes infected, resulting in the infection usually described as Apollo (conjunctivitis). Conjunctivitis will […]

Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection of your skin. It doesn’t just affect athletes though. The point about fungi is that they love anywhere that’s warm, moist, and short of air, which really describes the inside of your trainers, especially the bit between your toes. So athlete’s foot often starts with a rash between your […]

Eczema is a form of dermatitis. “Itis” is the medical term for inflammation, and “derm” refers to the skin. Therefore, any skin inflammation is called dermatitis. However, eczema is most commonly associated with atopic dermatitis, an allergic condition closely linked to asthma and hay fever. Eczema often runs in families, and the risk is higher […]

Pretty much everybody gets headaches sometimes, and the vast majority of them are nothing to worry about. But there are sometimes what we call red flags, and these are what you should look out for and always seek medical help for. The one everyone knows as a red flag is a severe headache that’s accompanied […]