Come and Visit our stand at Foothealth 2019
We are pleased to announce that Five Minute Fungus will be exhibiting at this years Foothealth 2019 event in Kettering (18th-19th June...
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Ivan Bristow
You can't always get what you want - other topical antifungal drugs
Introduction Topical application of an antifungal cream, gel or paint remains the most popular way to treat fungal foot infections of the...
Footfall Medical
Come and visit us at COP 2018!
On Thursday this week, the College of Podiatry Annual Conference begins in Bournemouth until Saturday. The event is expected to attract...
Ivan Bristow
The preventative use of topical antifungals – what’s best practice?
As I have emphasised in many of my previous presentations and blogs, fungal skin infection is very common but also recurrent. Untreated...
Footfall Medical
Test strip now available through Canonbury Healthcare
Pictured: (L-R): Hans Bakker, Ivan Bristow, Michelle Score and Simon Wheeler We are pleased to announce that we are now distributing the...
Ivan Bristow
What to tell patients about the test
When something new diagnostic test comes along which impacts on patient care it’s important to think about how it is integrated into...
Footfall Medical
Footfall Update - October 2018
Thank you to all our customers who have bought the dermatophyte test strip. October sees the first signs of Autumn and that "winter is...
Ivan Bristow
Anti-fungal creams: which are best for your patients and your business?
Fungal foot infection of the skin is a very common condition. Choosing the right cream to stock in your podiatry/chiropody clinic can genera
Ivan Bristow
Why is onychomycosis so difficult to treat?
Fungal nail infection, as we all know, is a difficult problem to manage. Invasion from chronic fungal skin infection into the nail is a...
Ivan Bristow
The Curious Case of the Disappearing Terbinafine 1% Spray....
Over the last few months, I have been receiving a lot of e-mails reporting the disappearance of Lamisil 1% spray (Terbinafine) from...
Ivan Bristow
Total Nail Avulsion - the only way to cure fungal nail infection?
Treatment of fungal toenails can be a tricky process, whether you use oral drugs, topical lacquers or a combination of both. In an...
Ivan Bristow
Chemical Avulsion of Fungal Nails Using Urea
Total dystrophic onychomycosis (TDO) is seen as the end stage of fungal nail infection where the nail plate becomes almost totally...
Ivan Bristow
What if its not a fungal nail?
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...
Ivan Bristow
Whats your patient hiding from you - tinea?
In previous articles I have mentioned how common fungal foot infections are, with Trichophyton rubrum being the “master” of subtlety. As...
Ivan Bristow
How easy is it to diagnose tinea?
Dermatophyte skin infection affects around 25% of the global population (1) making it one to the world’s leading diseases. Being such a...
Ivan Bristow
Vicks or Vinegar for fungal foot infection?
A recent letter in a dermatology journal suggests soaking a sock in vinegar as an adjunct treatment for onychomycosis. Read more...
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How do you market your Test Strip?
As podiatrists, many of us are not comfortable with the idea of selling anything in clinic, yet selling our services in professional foot...
Ivan Bristow
Fungal Nails - how do you measure yours?
Fungal nail infection is a common condition treated by chiropodists and podiatrists. At the outset of treatment, the name of the game is...
Footfall Medical
Launch at the SCP Conference, Liverpool
We are pleased to say, we had a fantastic launch of the product at this years Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists Annual Conference at...
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Terbinafine - Probably the best oral anti-fungal tablets in the world?
In the early 1990’s, we saw a mini-revolution in the available oral anti-fungal agents to treat onychomycosis. Since 1958, Griseofulvin...