Colder weather can be very drying even to supple skin, causing dry patches and flakes. If you already suffer from dry skin, winter can make it worse.
What can you do to prevent dry, flaky, itchy winter skin? Simple changes in how you bathe and what products you use during the winter months can help:
1) Apply... Read more
Dana Delany only played the part of a patient dying of scleroderma. Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Autoimmune diseases occur when the body is attacked by its own immune system. In this case the result is formation of scar tissue or fibrosis, in the skin and internally in the body's organs. ... Read more
Apparently frequent cellphone users are noticing facial rashes and breakouts especially in the skin area that the cell phone touches. Dermatologists are predicting that an allergy to nickel may be the culprit and indeed, that makes sense. I'd like to also postulate that cell phones are rarely cleaned. let alone with alcohol, so... Read more
Basal cell carcinomas are the most common skin cancers. Two new genes have been found and if you are of European descent and have either of these genes, (that are not typically associated with fair skin or pigmentation of your skin) but they do put you at significantly higher risk for basal cell carcinoma.
Most cases of... Read more
I saw a great magazine article in Self and here is a compendium of the information it offered:
Why sunflower seeds and almonds?
Vitamin E features prominently and not only does it fight free radicals (scavengers that when produced in bulk can predispose you to cancer) but the top layers of skin contain high levels of this vitamin which... Read more
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