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Vitiligo Symptoms
Melanocytes are pigment cells located in the surface layer of the skin called the epidermis and are responsible for producing
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Vitiligo
Recently, I noticed some patches of my skin are fading. I read somewhere that changes in skin color are linked to some types of skin... Read more »
Sun Poisoning: What Are the Symptoms?
Reader: I got a bad sun burn and now it's painful. How can I tell if it's just a regular sunburn or if it's sun poisoning? Sunburns are... Read more »
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Vitiligo
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Vitiligo is a skin condition in which there is a loss of brown color (pigment) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel... Read more »
Vitiligo May Protect Against Skin Cancer
University of London researchers have found that people with the skin condition vitiligo may have protection against skin cancer. Vitiligo affects... Read more »
Cell Transplant Could Help People With Vitiligo
Doctors have long used light therapy and medication to treat vitiligo, a skin condition that causes white patches on about one in every 200 people in... Read more »
Skin Condition Vitiligo an Autoimmune Disorder: Study
University of Colorado researchers have found several genes linked to the skin condition vitiligo that confirm it is an autoimmune disorder. Vitiligo... Read more »
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Vitamin B12 is needed to produce an adequate amount of healthy red blood cells in the bone marrow. Vitamin B12 is available only in... Read more »
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