Has your dust mop ever gotten caught on a splinter in your wood floor? It's aggravating, and the temptation is to pull that little sucker right up. But that would be the worst thing to do. The ...

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 ...

Splinters are fragments of a foreign object—usually wood, but they also can be thorns, plastic, or metal—that break off and embed into your skin. They're annoying, and even a tiny sliver can be ...

They are an irritating inevitability of many household tasks - particularly building flat-packed furniture. For adults, removing a splinter is no big deal. But when it comes to children, it can be an ...

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 ...

Everyone has been there. No sooner did you or your child touch that old wooden bench when a small sliver of wood slides into the skin – causing a surprising amount of pain. Fortunately, say ...