It's one of the most common infections of the hand that nail biters are all too familiar with. Better known as a hangnail infection, paronychia is an infection of the skin folds around the toe and ...

Q: I have had ingrown nails before, but the one I have now is painful, really red and swollen, and is leaking pus. Should I be on antibiotics? A: The nail matrix is the only part of the nail that's ...