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Kevin Berman, MD, PhD

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posted 09/06/2007, comment (1)

HPV Can Cause Skin Cancer, Too

Hi everyone. We spend a lot of time talking about skin cancers in sun exposed areas. Today I want to talk about a specific kind of skin cancer that is caused by a virus and not sun exposure. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most commonly diagnosed skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma is the most common) and often arises in sun exposed... Read more Chevron

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Sue Chung

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posted 09/06/2007, comments (0)

A Message from your T.V.: Go Plastic, or Go Home

There are so many shows that feature plastic surgery these days. Do you think they encourage people to get more plastic surgery? While I can't say - and I doubt that anyone can say - that shows revolving around plastic surgery directly spur people toward cosmetic alterations, there are some interesting studies that may highlight... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/28/2007, comments (0)

Natural Skin Care, Straight From Your Kitchen

I keep hearing about food ingredients in cosmetics. Do they work? If that's the case, will they work if I just apply them to my face? We are what we eat, as the old saying goes, and apparently our skin agrees. It may seem passé to rely on our mothers' at-home skin care recipes, but there's a reason why some skin recipes... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/27/2007, comments (2)

Newly Approved FDA Regulations for Sunscreen Labeling

Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about the recently publicized announcement by the FDA regarding sunscreen labels. Currently, we all talk about "SPF" levels, because that is the rubric provided by sunscreen companies that indicates how much protection sunscreen provides. "SPF" stands for "sun protection... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/24/2007, comments (0)

F.D.A. Approves New Sunscreen Labeling Initiative

Great news for us consumers! The New York Times announced today that the F.D.A. has approved a new labeling system which will require sunscreen manufacturer's to not only give us the SPF of sunscreens, which indicates how well the screen protects against UVB light, but to also give us an indicator of how well the... Read more Chevron

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