Q: A while back, you wrote about the best ways to get rid of toenail fungus. You mentioned Vicks VapoRub as a home remedy, but did not recommend it. Why not? A: While a 3-4 month course of an ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I'm a retired general practitioner who has put up with toenail fungus for 40 years -- until, one summer afternoon, my granddaughter noticed my feet and commented, "Grandpa, why do you ...

Dear Dr. Gott: A columnist in my local paper claimed that you had endorsed Vicks VapoRub for treatment of nail fungus. She thought that the thymol found in the petroleum jelly was the answer. Several ...

Q: I've tried all the toenail fungus cures in our drugstore, and so far nothing works. Why not? What can I do? I really miss wearing sandals. A: You are one of the estimated 6 million people in the ...

Rarely does the lowly toenail generate much interest. But quite the opposite is true in the drug marketing field. Millions of dollars are spent each year on ads for medications to be used in mostly ...

Are your shoes rough on your feet? Vicks can help if dry skin and cracked heels are a problem for you. Just rub some Vicks on the bottoms of your feet before you go to sleep and, if desired, sleep ...

Dear Readers: Welcome back to our monthly letters column. A column about the challenges of dealing with toenail fungus has brought a bumper crop of mail, with many of you sharing home remedies.

Q. I am a 51-year-old physician who had some toenail fungus on a third of my great toenail. It had been gradually worsening during the previous two years, but I did not want to take Lamisil orally for ...