There is nothing worse than finding out that you have a disease that was missed or never diagnosed. In the case of psoriasis, as many as 3.6 million people may be undiagnosed. The reason why experts are especially concerned? Because people who have psoriasis are at heightened risk for heart attacks and other... Read more
You'd have to be living in a locked box to have not heard all the recent headlines proclaiming the serious need for adequate levels of vitamin D. Even Governor Palin was suspected of obtaining a used tanning machine in order to get a little sunlight exposure a couple to several times a week for bone density health. Our bodies produce... Read more
Show the average aging woman a commercial that has a woman with beautiful skin, using an expensive cream, and they will more often than not, entertain the notion that it can make them look just like that woman. They will then, like me, go out and buy it. And so begins the drawer full of hope in many jars!! It is important -... Read more
Grammy-award winner LeAnn Rimes is knowk as an acclaimed country music star but her golden journey has been marked with a chronic skin condition that could get even the best of us, down. Diagnosed with eczema when she was 2 years old, she knows well the cycle of itchy, red, scaly, inflamed and very frustrating skin flare... Read more
Swedish studies indicate that a drug that is activated by light exposure may be the answer for tens of thousands of skin cancer patients. The new drug, that Orebo University researchers have developed is based on the use of "photo-dynamic therapy," a somewhat established light therapy being used for a variety of skin... Read more