Look around. Ok, the coast is clear. Reach down. *Scratch, scratch.* Ah finally, sweet relief. Well, for a moment. It's brief. Just like that, the irritating itch right around your balls is back. If ...

She examined the spot, agreed it looked like jock itch and suggested he try the standard treatment: an over-the-counter antifungal cream. Several weeks later, when the problem remained, Schroeder ...

Q: I’ve been trying to prevent athlete’s foot and jock itch off and on since I worked at a swimming pool in 1969. My current routine: 1. Keep it dry. Remove clothing promptly after exercise and dry ...

Q: I’m a 74-year-old man with a stubborn case of jock itch. I’ve tried every over-the-counter ointment, powder and soap, with no success. A prescription cream keeps it from getting worse, but it doesn ...

Labeling issues can sometimes lead to recalls because they pose serious health threats, and sometimes because a treatment for athlete’s foot is labeled as a treatment for jock itch. GlaxoSmithKline’s ...

Drug-resistant fungal infections are appearing in the United States, resulting in highly contagious and tough-to-treat cases of ringworm, also known as jock itch or athlete's foot, experts warn in a ...

Stephen Schroeder figured he had little to lose, his growing sense of desperation fueled by the loneliness of his unusual diagnosis. For more than two years, Schroeder had been coping with an ...

Steve Schroeder and his doctors thought he had a bad case of jock itch. But it turned out to be much worse. Handout courtesy of Steve Schroeder The Washington Post Late Friday afternoon on Dec. 4, ...

Q. I’ve been trying to prevent athlete’s foot and jock itch off and on since I worked at a swimming pool in 1969. My current routine: 1. Keep it dry. Remove clothing promptly after exercise and dry ...