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Merely Me

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I am a mom to a son who has chronic skin allergies and eczema

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posted 11/02/2009, comment (1)

Hope for Psoriasis Patients with Ultraviolet Light Therapy

The diagnosis of psoriasis can be emotionally devastating for patients who must struggle to cope with this chronic skin disease. Psoriasis is not contagious so you don't "catch" psoriasis like the flu. This is due to the fact that psoriasis is an autoimmune disease. What happens with psoriasis is that the immune system delivers... Read more Chevron

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Sue Chung

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Health and Beauty Writer - Active 2007 - 2009

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posted 07/14/2009, comments (4)

Skin Cancer in Children and Teens: What You Can Do to Prevent It

There's good news and there's bad news and then some more good news in the fight against skin cancer. The good news: In a recent study by the National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, doctors noticed that young men between the ages of 15 and 39 are not experiencing any significant rises in the number of new... Read more Chevron

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Miss A

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posted 07/01/2009, comments (0)

Some Actors Giving Botox A Bad Rap

The face is an actor's instrument. The subtle movements can speak volumes to theatre goers. When an actor takes BOTOX ® too far, the audience can become distracted wondering whether or not the eyebrows are actually able to move to express the emotion of the particular scene. Salon.com film critic Stephanie Zacharek, in her review of the film,... Read more Chevron

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Kevin Berman, MD

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posted 06/08/2009, comments (0)

Melanoma Rates Increase Among Young Women

The official news from the federal health officials is not good for younger women: the numbers for that demographic group are rising at an alarming rate for melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. At the same time, cases for younger men have leveled off. Statistics show that since 1980 melanoma cases for younger women have... Read more Chevron

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healthgal

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Amy Hendel is a popular and recognizable health/medical televisio

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posted 04/01/2009, comment (1)

To Have a Facial or Not – That Is the Question

Or the question really is - in order to achieve a healthy, glowing countenance does a person need regular facials? A New York Times article recently visited this topic in depth. Apparently many people subscribe to regular facials, though they haven't done their due diligence to investigate whether or not these facials really do deliver... Read more Chevron

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