If you live long enough, something's bound to happen. After all these years of being the No. 1 spokesman for the duct-tape industry, I am finally getting to see the gray, sticky stuff get the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it safe to treat warts with duct tape? The over-the-counter treatments we've tried have not worked for my daughter. Although it might sound a little odd, research has shown that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of the hands of a school-age boy applying wart tincture on his big toe at home. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for ...

About a year ago I noticed a small bump on my left pinky. I had no idea what it was and for the longest time I didn't give it a second thought. However, it started getting bigger and bigger, and ...

Duct tape for warts was studied in a randomized, “placebo”-controlled trial (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160:1121-1125). Children aged 4-12 years with warts (N=103) were randomized to have a single ...

The efficacy of duct tape as a potential noninvasive treatment for warts, or verruca vulgaris, was recently evaluated in a randomized trial (Arch Dermatol. 2007;143:309-313). Ninety immunocompetent ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Home "remedies" are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've recently spent time at a public pool (indoor or out) or taken showers at the gym, you may be at risk of developing a ...

Plantar warts are common growths that appear on the bottoms of your feet. They're caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which thrives in warm, moist environments (like locker room floors). The ...

Many of us have had an irritating bump — or a cluster of them — on our hands, feet or even face. It may have been a wart. These common skin growths are caused by various strains of a particular virus ...

Tis a widely-held belief that duct tape will magically dissolve warts, so doctors at the Verterans Affairs medical center pitted Duct Tape against moleskin. Eighty people completed a study between ...