Information and opinions on health from ALTudor at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/978365/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/978365/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/978365/index http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/153220/psoriasis-risk Wed, 23 May 2012 12:28:00 -0400 ALTudor According to new research, vigorous exercise may help reduce women’s risk of developing the autoimmune skin condition psoriasis.   For their study, researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston looked at data on more than 866,000 women who took part in the U.S. Nurses’ Health Study II. Of these, 1,026 women suffered from psoriasis. The investigators found that the women who exercised the most had a... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/153220/psoriasis-risk http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/153107/graduate-limbs Fri, 18 May 2012 19:23:50 -0400 ALTudor Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old graduate student at University of West Georgia, has now lost both hands, a leg, a foot, and tissue on her abdomen to the flesh-eating infection known as necrotizing fasciitis.   Copeland fell from a homemade zip line over a Georgia river in early May and suffered a deep gash on her leg. That’s when the aggressive bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila – one of the types of bacteria that causes necrotizing... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/153107/graduate-limbs http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/153100/healthcentral Fri, 18 May 2012 17:28:00 -0400 ALTudor Nearly everyone picks his or her skin from time to time to free an ingrown hair, trim a hangnail or cuticle, or to “take care” of a pimple or other skin blemish. It’s pretty normal, right?   Well, if you’re over the age of, say, 35, you may recall that conventional – and medical – wisdom on this topic has changed over the years, sometimes radically. For years doctors, mothers, and magazine articles... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/153100/healthcentral http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/152870/fda-sunscreen Fri, 11 May 2012 14:09:24 -0400 ALTudor The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered sunscreen makers to alter the wording and claims on its products, saying that some of the labels contain information that is misleading or incorrect.   For example, the words “sunblock,” “waterproof,” and “sweatproof” must be removed from sunscreen labels, since no sunscreen can completely block harmful radiation and all wear off eventually. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/152870/fda-sunscreen http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/978365/152827/depends-study-finds Wed, 09 May 2012 14:59:00 -0400 ALTudor Many people – including those with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – swear that chewing gum helps them perform better on schoolwork and other tasks that require concentration. Some even suggest that chewing gum should be mandatory in schools to help improve school performance.  This theory seems to be supported by other studies, including one that found students who chewed gum improved their performance on test... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/978365/152827/depends-study-finds http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/152817/interview Wed, 09 May 2012 13:03:00 -0400 ALTudor   Actress Cynthia Nixon, best known for her stint as Miranda Hobbes on ‘Sex and the City,’ is the new face of rosacea awareness. Read on to hear about how Cynthia was diagnosed and how she manages this skin condition.   ALTudor: Tell us a little about how long you’ve had rosacea, and how you were diagnosed?   Cynthia Nixon: I first noticed bumps and pimples on my face in my early 30s, but I thought it was just a... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/978365/152817/interview http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/978365/152739/tanorexia Mon, 07 May 2012 11:39:00 -0400 ALTudor   Photos of New Jersey resident Patricia Krentcil have sparked a firestorm of online questions, concerns, and old-fashioned curiosity, and not because of the legal charges.   What happened?   Krentcil is facing second-degree child endangerment charges after being accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter Anna into a tanning booth, a charge that Krentcil denies.  And though this charge is shocking in its own right, it pales... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/978365/152739/tanorexia http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/978365/152666/healthcentral Fri, 04 May 2012 11:48:46 -0400 ALTudor If you keep up with health news, you’re probably aware of the problems inflammation can cause. Study after study connects it to diseases such as asthma, Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, IBD, and cancer, as well as to other chronic health problems such as obesity and allergies.   But inflammation isn’t always the bad guy; it’s part of your body’s innate immune response, and it helps heal wounds and... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/978365/152666/healthcentral http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/978365/152604/preparing Wed, 02 May 2012 13:30:44 -0400 ALTudor The development of knee replacements has helped give thousands of people the ability to live more active lives. If you’re one of the many who’ve chosen to have this procedure, you’re probably looking forward to living more pain-free and more actively after you’ve recovered from your surgery.   But before you have a knee replacement, it’s important to remember that you won’t be “up and... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/978365/152604/preparing http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/978365/152532/explains Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:28:09 -0400 ALTudor If you’re about to undergo a knee replacement procedure, you’re definitely not alone.  According to an article in the medical journal Arthritis Care & Research, first-time knee replacements rose 63 percent from 1997 to 2004. Researchers predict that if these rates continue, 1.4 million knee replacements will be performed in 2015 alone!   What’s amazing about this statistic is that the total replacement of a... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/978365/152532/explains