siobhan wrote:
>
> <<As a preventive measure for nail fungus, I've read that you should not
> disturb the cuticle at the side of your nails, as that cuticle is protective
> of the nail bed.>>
>
>   A fungus  cannot grow when the immune system is working properly
> regardless of whether the cuticle is disturbed or not.
>
> Siobhan

As I understand it, the problem with some of these fungi is that they
are growing in outer layers of skin where the immune system doesn't get
very good, or any, access to them, since there isn't blood or lymph
circulation. Same problem with warts.

Hilary McClure
Danville, VT