In the realm of common skin ailments, warts stand out as particularly vexing. These small, benign growths caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) can be both unsightly and contagious. While they may ...

Dealing with a wart? Those unsightly tiny flesh-colored or pink bumps are generally harmless, says Dr. Nava Greenfield, a board-certified dermatologist at Schweiger Dermatology Group in New York City.

Common warts are caused by an infection of the top layer of the skin from human papillomavirus. The infection causes the skin cells to grow quickly, which leads to the development of the wart. Warts ...

There are so many skin concerns that are easy to diagnose yet hard to treat, including warts. If you haven't dealt with warts personally before, you've probably seen one on someone's finger or hand — ...

Wart treatments are numerous and varied. Which if any of these treatments actually cure warts? These investigators performed a systematic review of all published controlled, randomized trials of ...

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 ...

No other medical malady inspires so many touted cures with so little basis in fact. And darn if some of them don't work. In October, a study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent ...