We are pleased to announce that Five Minute Fungus will be exhibiting at this years Foothealth 2019 event in Kettering (18th-19th June 2019) - click here for...

Introduction Topical application of an antifungal cream, gel or paint remains the most popular way to treat fungal foot infections of the skin. In the UK, we...

On Thursday this week, the College of Podiatry Annual Conference begins in Bournemouth until Saturday. The event is expected to attract around 1200 podiatris...

As I have emphasised in many of my previous presentations and blogs, fungal skin infection is very common but also recurrent. Untreated skin infection can le...

Pictured: (L-R): Hans Bakker, Ivan Bristow, Michelle Score and Simon Wheeler We are pleased to announce that we are now distributing the dermatophyte test st...

When something new diagnostic test comes along which impacts on patient care it’s important to think about how it is integrated into daily practice. A common...

Thank you to all our customers who have bought the dermatophyte test strip. October sees the first signs of Autumn and that "winter is coming" feeling. As we...

Fungal foot infection of the skin is a very common condition. Choosing the right cream to stock in your podiatry/chiropody clinic can genera

Fungal nail infection, as we all know, is a difficult problem to manage. Invasion from chronic fungal skin infection into the nail is a slow, insidious proce...

Over the last few months, I have been receiving a lot of e-mails reporting the disappearance of Lamisil 1% spray (Terbinafine) from shelves in UK chemists, a...

Treatment of fungal toenails can be a tricky process, whether you use oral drugs, topical lacquers or a combination of both. In an earlier blog I discussed a...

Total dystrophic onychomycosis (TDO) is seen as the end stage of fungal nail infection where the nail plate becomes almost totally infected. The condition oc...

Diagnosing fungal foot infections can be a tricky business and of course, the whole point of making a diagnosis is to confirm what it is and, just as importa...

In previous articles I have mentioned how common fungal foot infections are, with Trichophyton rubrum being the “master” of subtlety. As a result, many funga...

Dermatophyte skin infection affects around 25% of the global population (1) making it one to the world’s leading diseases. Being such a common problem, one w...

A recent letter in a dermatology journal suggests soaking a sock in vinegar as an adjunct treatment for onychomycosis. Read more...

As podiatrists, many of us are not comfortable with the idea of selling anything in clinic, yet selling our services in professional foot care is something t...

Fungal nail infection is a common condition treated by chiropodists and podiatrists. At the outset of treatment, the name of the game is to "cure" the nail o...

We are pleased to say, we had a fantastic launch of the product at this years Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists Annual Conference at the ACC in Liverpool...

In the early 1990’s, we saw a mini-revolution in the available oral anti-fungal agents to treat onychomycosis. Since 1958, Griseofulvin had been the drug of ...