Helpful Hint: New ideas for removing splinters When my 3-year-old came home from preschool with a splinter in two of his fingers, I immediately turned the tweezers over to my husband.

Another way to remove splinters is to place a salicylic acid wart plaster over the splinter. After a day or two, the splinter should work its way out or be easily removed (Journal of the American ...

Splinters can be painful and irritating, despite how small they can be. There are plenty of strategies to remove that bothersome embedded chunk under your skin but which one is the safest? Should you ...

Slivers are common among people who work with wood or metal, as well as for mothers of small children. Still, they can be very difficult to remove. In this edition of Mommy Medicine, the basics of ...

Medical News Swollen-finger ring removal 101 Published: Jul. 30, 2008, 2:31 p.m. WhiteCoat Rants finger photo By cseper ...

Splinters are an absolute nuisance and getting rid of them can be painful. And it's not something you can ignore really because it might lead to a nasty infection. When you spot one, or worse, a ...