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.
Progeria: Symptoms. Progeria is a disease that causes the rapid, early aging of the body. Infants born with progeria appear to be normal newborns, and symptoms generally do not occur until about two years of age. Symptoms include failure to thrive, which includes slow growth and poor weight gain, loss of body fat and aged-looking skin.