Topical application of a 10% tea tree oil cream works about as well as tolnaftate 1% cream (Genaspor, Tinactin, Ting, and others) for relieving symptoms of athlete's foot, including scaling, inflammation, itching, and burning. However, the 10% tea tree oil cream doesn't seem to cure the infection.
Only 80 children in the world currently have the condition, including 18 in the United States, according to the Progeria Research Foundation. Children are born seemingly healthy, but start aging dramatically by the age of 2. On average, they die at 13.
Children with progeria do not begin showing symptoms until around 18-24 months; typically they are born looking healthy. Progeria signs include: 1  Stiffness of joints. 2  Growth failure. 3  Aged-looking skin. 4  Loss of body fat and hair. 5  Hip dislocation. 6  Cardiovascular (heart) disease and stroke. 7  Generalized atherosclerosis.