It is quite common to encounter a splinter in the skin. While superficially embedded splinters are easy to pick out, this may not be the case with large or deep splinters. Most splinters are made of ...

They may not be a matter of life and death, but knowing how to remove a splinter correctly can relieve someone from ongoing pain or subsequent complications.

The carefree barefoot days of summer can increase your risk of getting a splinter -- pieces of wood or other foreign bodies that are partially or fully stuck in the skin. Most splinters are easily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California ER doctor Joe Whittington recommends using a clean, unused medicine syringe to create a suction to easily remove a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Picture this: You're enjoying the weather outside on the porch when you brush up against a piece of wood and suddenly feel a sharp ...

In the well-known fable Androcles and the Lion, a tiny splinter brought the mighty lion to his knees. And if you’ve ever had a spiky splinter puncture your tender skin, you can relate. Getting a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded ...