A MUM begged doctors to amputate her leg after ‘bug bites’ turned out to be a flesh-rotting disease. Teresa Jones told how ...

The 59-year-old was left housebound for a year due to the agonising pain and she had to watch as nurses cut away chunks of ...

The most common cause of skin cancer (both melanoma and non-melanoma) is ultraviolet (UV) light, according to the NHS. UV light comes from the sun and is also used in sunbeds. Skin cancer is more ...

Pearla, a 20-week-old Cane Corso, was found running loose on the Rochdale Canal in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in January and was suffering from significant hair loss on her body. She was around ...

Her legs quickly turned black and then their skin started to die ... I was heavily sedated due to the pain. "A thick, black scab developed over the ulcer and underneath it was yellow, dying ...

Unfortunately for NC arachnophobes, one of these species may prefer hiding in folded linens, closets and shoes.

Bite symptoms: Only female black widows bite, as males are too small for their fangs to break through human skin. Bites generally ... and uniformly light-colored legs with no stripes or bands ...

Any part of your skin can be affected, but it's most common in areas exposed to the sun, such as the: Head, face and ears Neck and shoulders Back Hands Lower legs ... crusts or scabs for more ...