(CHICAGO, October 15th, 2002, 11 a.m.)-- Duct tape, the all-purpose household fix-it with hundreds of uses, can also remove warts. Researchers say over-the-hardware-counter duct tape is a more ...

The question: Duct tape has developed a reputation for aiding in the removal of warts, perhaps by depriving the skin growth of oxygen. Is it unexcelled in this ability? This study randomly assigned 90 ...

Question: My 10-year-old has had a plantar wart surgically removed twice by the dermatologist. It came back, and my son refuses to return to the doctor, but it hurts him when he walks. I worry about ...

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 ...

CHICAGO -- Duct tape, the all-purpose household fix-it with hundreds of uses, can also remove warts. Researchers say over-the-hardware-counter duct tape is a more effective, less painful alternative ...

Q: What is the best way to get rid of warts? A: Getting rid of warts can be a challenge. Fortunately, the more effective treatments are the simplest. Warts occur when skin cells grow faster than ...

I had a wart near my ankle and decided to try the duct-tape treatment. Each morning, every day for three weeks, I cut a small piece and, after my shower, stuck it over the wart. The top “layer” of the ...

A small study in 2002 gave credence to an old remedy for an ugly problem when it stated that duct tape, that ever-popular emblem of inventiveness and quick fixes, was a highly effective treatment for ...

Duct tape, the all-purpose household fix-it with hundreds of uses, also can remove warts. Researchers say duct tape is a more effective, less painful alternative to liquid nitrogen, which is used to ...

If you already know 101 uses for duct tape, here's another one: It can help you get rid of warts. Doctors use a variety of medical therapies to rid their patients of warts, often with disappointing ...

Treating a wart with a covering of duct tape seems to be more effective–and less painful–than removing the wart by freezing it with liquid nitrogen. Researchers at the Madigan Army Medical Center in ...

Duct tape’s success at curing warts may have been overstated, according to a new study that raises doubts about the tape’s effectiveness as a cheap, painless treatment. The tape supposedly works by ...