Wednesday 27 June 2012

Prescription Creams-Flawless Complexion-Otc

If you're trying to improve your complexion but are wary of trying OTC or prescr...

If you're trying to improve your Complexion but are wary of trying OTC or prescription creams and medications, try adding some of these healthy foods to your diet instead: http://bit.ly/JAzyVA
Ask the Diet Doctor: The Best Foods for Healthy Skin
Our Diet Doc reveals the 4 best foods for a flawless complexion. read more..

Skin Transplant-Recipient-Surgery

S. Africa cloned skin recipient to leave hospital
Skin Cancer In The United States-Healthday News-Surgery Rates
Burn survivor, Isabella 'Pippie' Kruger is comforted by her mother Anice, as she recovers from surgery after undergoing a skin transplant operation two weeks ago in Johannesburg, Tuesday June 26, 2012. Kruger became the recipient of pioneering surgery when her burnt skin was layered with cloned skin grown from her own cells in a US laboratory. It was the first operation of it's kind

Bedtime for 3-year-old Isabella Kruger now includes a bottle and a massage. This ritual has become possible again as the toddler recovers from surgery that transplanted cloned skin onto her body after 80 percent of it suffered burns in a backyard accident. read more..

Sunday 24 June 2012

Golden Glow

If you're trying to perfect that golden glow, but don't want to bake under artif...

If you're trying to perfect that Golden Glow, but don't want to bake under artificial lights or spend too much time out in the sun, try one of these spray tan methods instead. Celebs and beauty experts alike swear by them! http://bit.ly/MgPXiO
How Celebs Get Healthy, Glowing Skin All Year Long
The inside scoop on 6 bronzed beauties' favorite spray-tanning methods. read more..

Saturday 23 June 2012

Skin Cell Transplants-Healthday News-Vitiligo

Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients

FRIDAY, June 22 (Healthday News) -- Skin cell transplants can restore pigment to the skin of some patients with the disorder known as Vitiligo, new research finds. read more..

Tuesday 19 June 2012

Type 2 Diabetes-Healthday News-Psoriasis-Odds

Could Psoriasis Increase Odds for Type 2 Diabetes?

MONDAY, June 18 (Healthday News) -- People suffering from the autoimmune skin disorder known as psoriasis may face an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. read more..

Thursday 14 June 2012

Summer Beauty Products-Best Beauty Products

What are your favorite summer beauty products? http://bit.ly/M0VZTg

What are your favorite summer beauty products? http://bit.ly/M0VZTg
Best Beauty Products for Swimmers
The search for products that will keep my hair and skin as healthy as my bod after a swim in the pool. read more..

Volunteers-Rathmann-Map

Man's microbes help map 'normal' in humans
Volunteer Vacation-Rewarding Vacation-Global Volunteers-Voluntourism-Blogger
Charles Rathmann, 40, of St. Louis is one of 242 volunteers whose skin, nose, mouth, gut and other samples have been analyzed to create what scientists say is the first map of the normal microbial make-up of healthy humans.

Charles Rathmann, 40, of St. Louis is one of 242 volunteers whose skin, nose, mouth, gut and other samples have been analyzed to create what scientists say is the first map of the normal microbial make-up of healthy humans. read more..

Hormonal Contraception-Birth Control Pills-Healthday News-Heart Attacks

Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study

WEDNESDAY, June 13 (Healthday News) -- Sweeping new research comparing various forms of hormonal contraception -- including Birth Control pills, vaginal rings and skin patches -- suggests that the risk for heart attacks and strokes is twice as high among users of combined estrogen-progestin versions. read more..

Tuesday 12 June 2012

Healthday News-Inactivation-Skin Cancer

Inactivation of Gene Might Cause Skin Cancer to Spread

MONDAY, June 11 (Healthday News) -- Inactivation of a certain gene causes the deadly skin cancer melanoma to spread, a new study finds. read more..

Saturday 9 June 2012

Greenville Memorial Hospital-Necrotizing Fasciitis-Bacterial Infection-Bacteria Infection

Mom stricken by flesh-eating bacteria improves
Greenville Memorial Hospital-South Carolina Hospital-Necrotizing Fasciitis-Bacterial Infection
Lana Kuykendall, 36, who was admitted to Greenville Memorial Hospital on May 11 with necrotizing fasciitis, a serious 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection of the skin and soft tissues, holds her 1-month-old twins, Abigail and Ian, for the first time since she was admitted. Husband Darren, left, and her sister hold the babies for her.

A South Carolina mother, suffering from a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, has been upgraded to fair condition and held her month-old twins for the first time since her treatment began, hospital officials said on Thursday. read more..

Friday 8 June 2012

Body-Skin

Your skin is the body's largest organ--it's important to take care of it! Here's...

Your Skin is the Body's largest organ--it's important to take care of it! Here's the scoop on how to best prevent damage to your skin: http://bit.ly/J2iMgi
10 Surprising Things You Don’t Know About Your Skin
From the right way to wash your face to the important product you're not using. read more..

Thursday 7 June 2012

Perchloroethylene-Recent Study

Do you buy dry-clean only items? WARNING: A recent study found that certain fabr...

Do you buy dry-clean only items? WARNING: A recent study found that certain fabrics—wool, cotton, and polyester—retain high quantities of perchloroethylene (PCE), a dry-cleaning solvent that the EPA identifies as a potential carcinogen. You CAN inhale the chemical or absorb it through your skin. Solution: wash by hand or find a "green" dry cleaner. read more..

Clinical Trial-Healthday News-Skin Cancer

New Drug Effective for Rare Genetic Skin Cancer: Studies

WEDNESDAY, June 6 (Healthday News) -- When a clinical trial is stopped abruptly just eight months after its start, it's either very good or very bad news. read more..

Wednesday 6 June 2012

Painful Skin Condition-Healthday News-Shingles-Risk

Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds

TUESDAY, June 5 (Healthday News) -- Older people who've had shingles have a relatively low short-term Risk of developing the painful skin condition again, a new study says. read more..

Tuesday 5 June 2012

New Skin Cancer Drug-Abuse And Neglect-Glaxosmithkline-Parental Abuse-Healthday News

Parental Abuse, Neglect Linked to Increased Skin Cancer Risk

MONDAY, June 4 (Healthday News) -- New research suggests that early childhood abuse and neglect may raise the risk for recurring Skin Cancer later in life. read more..


New skin cancer drug helps patients live longer

Late-stage trials of two experimental Skin Cancer drugs from Glaxosmithkline, each designed to block different pathways used by tumor cells, have found the drugs helped patients with fewer side effects than current chemotherapy. read more..

Skin Cancers

New drug shows great promise for melanoma
Skin Cancers-Painkillers-Ibuprofen-Aspirin
An experimental new drug called trametinib is showing great promise in treating the deadliest of skin cancers, advanced melanoma.

An experimental new drug called trametinib is showing great promise in treating the deadliest of skin cancers, advanced melanoma. read more..


New drug shows great promise for deadly melanoma

An experimental new drug called trametinib is showing great promise in treating the deadliest of Skin Cancers, advanced melanoma. read more..

Staphylococcus Aureus-Healthday News-Colonization

'Super Bug' May Thrive in Homes Where Kids Have Staph Infections

MONDAY, June 4 (Healthday News) -- People in the homes of children with skin and soft-tissue infections caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus have a higher rate of methicillin-resistant S. aureus colonization than the general population, a new study finds. read more..

Monday 4 June 2012

Dramatic Evidence-Premature Aging-Face-Sun

Dramatic evidence of what the sun can do to you skin!

Dramatic evidence of what the Sun can do to you skin!
Shocking Proof of How the Sun Makes You Age Prematurely
This guy is 69 years old, but half of his Face looks much, much older than that. He was a trucker and, for 28 years, his face received much more sunlight on the left side, resulting on Premature Aging. We all knew that being exposed to the sun makes you age prematurely, but seeing the dramatic... read more..

source:health.com

Experimental Treatments-Promising Treatments-Deadly Skin Cancer-Melanoma-Research

Research shows promising treatments against skin cancer
Nonprofit Research Organization-Environmental Working Group-Washington, D.C.-Skin Cancer
Two new experimental treatments against advanced melanoma have shown promise in keeping deadly skin cancer at bay

Two new experimental treatments against advanced melanoma have shown promise in keeping the deadly skin cancer at bay, according to research presented in the United States on Monday. read more..

Control Hunger-Protein-Skin

Protein helps control hunger & build muscle, skin and more! See how this wonder...

Protein helps control hunger & build muscle, Skin and more! See how this wonder nutrient can help you burn more calories! on.self.com/JfrYCX read more..

source:self.com

Accidental Exposure

What 25 years of driving a truck can do to your skin

While "tan mom" Patricia Krentcil’s skin illustrates what happens when a person chronically fake bakes, accidental exposure to sunlight can cause as many wrinkles without a person even being aware of it. read more..