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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Skin Disease

Health Tip: Coping with fibromyalgia

March 23, 2009
Experts at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) offer these tips for helping you manage your fibromyalgia. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Skin Cancer Statistics: What You Need to Know
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...scary or daunting, they simply reflect the amount of skin disease currently being diagnosed and... Read more »

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Skin Cancer, Medications and Medical Conditions
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...use a specific wavelength of light to help with the skin disease while minimizing the potential... Read more »

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Gabapentin Shown Effective For Fibromyalgia Pain
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (one of the National... Read more »

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5 Steps To Avoid Athlete's Foot
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...flimsy shoes.   Athlete's foot is the most common skin disease after acne. Medically known as... Read more »

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Over Age 65? Any Bone Fracture Might Indicate Osteoporosis
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert

...National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), and the National... Read more »

Health Guide

Osteoporosis: Resources for Bone Health Information
...Bone and Mineral Researchwww.niams.nih.gov -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Read more »
Scleroderma: Highlights
Overview:The name scleroderma comes from the Greek words skleros, which means hard, and derma, meaning skin. The disease is categorized as a rheumatologic disorder because it affects the... Read more »
Gout: Highlights
...family history of the disease, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Some people with a family history of gout have a defective protein that... Read more »
Scleroderma: References
...Rheumatology Annual Meeting, 2006. Presentation 688.National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases. Scleroderma: Summaries of Research. November 2006. Last accessed on 1... Read more »
Fibromyalgia: References
...syndrome. Rheumatol Int. 2005;25(2):146-51.National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Fast Facts: What is Fibromyalgia? Last accessed on 29 November 2006.Gill JM,... Read more »

Medications

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...cancers, eye problems, immune system diseases, and skin diseases. How To Use Take this... Read more »

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...disease, ulcerative colitis), and a certain severe skin disease (chronic plaque psoriasis).... Read more »

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...eye diseases; intestinal disorders; collagen and skin diseases. It decreases your body's immune... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's... Read more »

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...cancers, eye problems, immune system diseases, and skin diseases. How To Use Take this... Read more »

Related News

Psoriasis Associated With High Blood Pressure, Diabetes in Women
May 22, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and high... Read summary »

Skin Cancer may Lead to Other Cancers
September 05, 2008

By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Those who have had non-melanoma skin cancer may be at... Read summary »

Reversing Scleroderma
May 05, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- If a disease threatened your life, but there was a 50-percent chance you would die from the treatment,... Read summary »

Saliva Gland Helps Dry Eyes
June 10, 2005

ST. LOUIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Being able to cry is something you probably take for granted. What if it was impossible to shed tears at... Read summary »

Combo Therapy Tackles Deadly Skin Cancer
June 10, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) Hope may be on the horizon for people with the most deadly form of skin cancer. University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute... Read summary »