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I am seeing an increase in patients with a specific kind of wart that commonly appears on the hands and feet. The virus that causes these warts is contagious, and must be going around in local schools because I am seeing several kids a day with this problem.

GRAEDONS' PHARMACY: Cold pack is way more appealing than leeches for bruises

A century ago, leeches were a common treatment for black eyes and other bruises because they sucked out the blood that caused the discoloration.

Skinning the surface of your kids warts

Warts and All: Dr. First Shares Tips & Tricks on Wart Removal Parents have been hand over foot asking me lots of questions about their child’s warts. Well let me see if I can do more than skin the surface on this topic. Warts are tiny skin infections caused by a strain of human papilloma virus (HPV) – but not the same strain that causes genital warts and increases one’s risk for cervical cancer ...

Graedon: Leeches for black eyes in Brooklyn

Your column about using maggots medicinally for skin injuries brought back a memory of another long-ago treatment: leeches. More than 60 years ago, when I was growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Genentech Will Report New Data on Important Progress for People with Advanced Cancers at ASCO 2012

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group , today announced that the company will present important new data from studies of several of its cancer medicines at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology , June 1 to 5, 2012, in Chicago.