Skin Creams-Cosmetics-FDA

L'Oreal anti-aging creams get FDA warning

L'Oreal has claimed some of its skin creams can 'boost the activity of genes' or 'stimulate cell regeneration' to reduce signs of aging.

Regulators warned L'Oreal SA, the world's biggest cosmetics group, to stop advertising skincare products using language that makes them sound like drugs. read more..

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Tiny Mites-Rosacea

Tiny mites on your face may cause rosacea

Scientists may have finally found what sparks the inflamed and reddened skin in people suffering from rosacea: tiny mites that crawl across most of our faces, unseen and unfelt. The new finding may eventually lead to more effective treatments, researchers say. read more..

source:http://nbcnews.to/S1lA61

Jennifer Viegas-Goose Bumps-Discovery

Goose bumps are a natural lie detector

By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery ChannelGoose bumps often turn out to be a skin orgasm of sorts, frequently resulting from an emotional climax stimulated by a "powerful other," according to new research. read more..

source:http://nbcnews.to/Ovce0e

Seasonal Allergies-Quesadilla-Runny Nose-Wine Glass-Shellfish

Could you be allergic to wine?

You've blamed your flushed skin and runny nose on bad shellfish, seasonal allergies, or too much jalapeno in your quesadilla. But the real culprit may be lurking in your wine glass, finds a new German study. read more..

source:http://nbcnews.to/OsbgMp

High Blood Pressure-Skin Problems-Cancer Drugs-Side Effects

Serious side effects more likely in new cancer drugs

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many new Cancer drugs may come at a price - including a higher risk of diarrhea, skin problems and high blood pressure, according to an analysis of studies used to get those medications approved. read more..

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Freddy Krueger

Severely burned girls learn to cope at retreat

The room rings out with the cruel nicknames that have haunted the teenagers for years: Crusty crab. Burnt toast. Snake skin. Freddy Krueger's daughter. Mutant. Scarface. read more..

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Northwestern University Team Reports-Skin Cancer-Lotion

Gene healing in a lotion? Researchers are close

A Northwestern University team reports that researchers have created a way to regulate genes affecting the skin, including diseases like Skin Cancer and psoriasis -- merely by applying moisturizer. read more..

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Volunteers-Rathmann-Map

Man's microbes help map 'normal' in 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.

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..

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

Mom stricken by flesh-eating bacteria improves

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..

source:http://on.msnbc.com/Ms6aCU

Skin Cancers

New drug shows great promise for melanoma

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..

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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..

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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..

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Skin Cancer Screening-Malignant Tumors

Does skin cancer screening save lives?

Doctors find a high number of malignant tumors when a state-wide Skin Cancer Screening program is introduced, says a new study. read more..

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Peeling Skin

When you can't stop pick, pick, picking at your skin

From time to time, everyone picks their skin, whether it's squeezing a pimple or removing peeling skin. But for people with compulsive skin picking, "We just take it to a whole new level," says Dana Marie Flores, who has struggled with this disorder for 30 years. read more..

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Industry Requests-Confusion

FDA delays new rules for sunscreen

Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their brands really offer against skin cancer. read more..

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Skin Cancer Prevention

It's Melanoma Monday: 4 summer skin tips

If you're like us, you have a blast frolicking in the sun — but you don't love coming home with your first ever-so-mild sunburn of the year. Oops! Follow these skin cancer prevention tips. read more..

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Carlos Bustamante-Military Jacket-Blond Hair

Genetics may explain blond Solomon Islanders

When Sean Myles worked as post-doctoral student in Carlos Bustamante’s lab, he showed Bustamante a photo of a Melanesian child with cocoa-colored skin and bright blond hair, wearing a U.S. military jacket. read more..

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Skin Cancer-Melanoma

Women with melanoma fare better than men

Women diagnosed with Melanoma are more likely to survive the skin cancer than men and less likely to have it recur, according to a European study. read more..

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Skin Allergy-Reaction-Scratch

Taking a skin allergy and making it art

Ariana Page Russell's skin sometimes has an unusual reaction when she gets a slight scratch: Within minutes, her skin feels warm and the area that was scratched gets red, puffy, and raised like a hive. Next, it turns white and then a little pink. read more..

source:http://on.msnbc.com/JBkMzH

Skin Welts-Allergist

Can you really be allergic to water?

A few years ago, allergist Dr. Alan Baptist faced one of the toughest allergy cases imaginable. A woman patient suffered headaches and skin welts whenever she came in contact with water. read more..

source:http://on.msnbc.com/GP12pc

Medical Community-Luscious Lips-Newborn Son-Family

Pronounced dead, baby revived by hug turns 2

Doctors told Kate Ogg her newborn son was dead. But after she held him in her arms, he stirred to life. Nearly two years later, the family reflects on what they've learned — and what the medical community should learn about the importance of skin-to-skin 'kangaroo care.'

Doctors told Kate Ogg her newborn son was dead. But after she held him in her arms, he stirred to life. Nearly two years later, the family reflects on what they've learned — and what the medical community should learn about the importance of skin-to-skin "kangaroo care." read more..

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