LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - They are not a pretty sight - brittle, yellowed and thickened toenails most likely caused by a fungal infection. If usual treatments haven't worked, there's a new approach: ...

No sandals this summer because of your ugly toenails? Ten to 15 percent of all Americans, a third of diabetics and half of the population over age 70 are afflicted with onychomycosis — toenail fungus.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Why do your toenails get so thick and discolored as you get older? Is it a fungus and, if so, what can a person do to clear it up? Does soaking your feet in hot water with ginger in ...

I have severe toe nail fungus with yellow, thickened toenails. I was wondering about the new laser treatment. -- Mary, Bend Yellow, thickened toenails are usually caused by toenail fungus. The medical ...

Wriggling toes in the sand and wearing sandals are warm weather treats, unless you’d rather keep your toes under wraps due to thickened, yellowish nails. Nail fungal infections (known as onychomycosis ...

Thick, yellow toenails left so long they split and crumble. Nails so misshapen they dig into the skin, causing infections. Or, in the most severe cases, curling into what we call ‘ram’s horns’ that ...

Q. Not long ago, you wrote about toenails that were too thick to clip. I’ve had this problem and use a wide-jaw toenail clipper by Mehaz. It does the trick. Not all hard, thick toenails are caused by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It’s important to avoid cutting your toenails round or angled to prevent the formation of ingrown nails,” says Cunha. “Once the ...