Whenever I write or talk about skin cancer, I always use the Australians as an example of a nation that had a high rate of skin cancer and through a series of very smart marketing and targeted messaging, managed to literally heal a nation. Their skin cancer rates plummeted over a several year period, and children as young as two... Read more
Yes, I want to keep the political arena talking about political topics and issues - really important issues BUT please tell me that this story floating around out there involving Sarah Palin and her purchase of a used tanning bed (with her own money) for the Governor's mansion is false - a fable - an urban myth - please, please don't tell me it's... Read more
We talk you to death - pun very much intended - when it comes to summertime and sun protection - but what about during the winter months? You cannot have a cavalier attitude, even though we do tend to cover up much more. Think about it, though. Your face, sometimes ears and hands are still exposed AND when you're sitting in... Read more
Physicians have long since used "smell" to make diagnoses - you can smell necrotic, dying tissue; you can smell an infectious, pus filled exudate; you can smell the by-products of certain drugs in your urine; you can smell someone who has been on the Atkin's diet long term (their breath has ketones in it because of the high protein intake). ... Read more