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Shout Outs
Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, 33 charts, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds! You can read this week’s edition here. . ………… …………………………… Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 5, No 15)! You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) Welcome to Change of Shift! This is a miniature edition! The quantity is tiny, the quality is superb! Grab some coffee, kick back Change of Shift is in da house! ********** Editor’s Pick: At the AJN Off the Charts blog, Juliana Paradisi pens a fantastic post on privacy, both personal ...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 25, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: medical blog awards change of shift shout outs Source Type: blogs

Laptop Computer-Induced Erythema ab Igne
Erythema ab igne is a skin reaction caused by exposure to heat. It is also known as hot water bottle rash, fire stains, and toasted skin syndrome. Ignis is the latin word for "fire". In this case report a 12-year-old boy presented with erythema ab igne on his left thigh caused by the use of a laptop computer. This is the youngest of the 10 reported patients with this laptop-induced dermatosis since its first description in 2004. Erythema ab igne is a reticular, pigmented, sometimes telangiectatic dermatosis that is caused by prolonged exposure to a heat or infrared source (see pictures from different cases at DermNe...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - January 25, 2011 Category: Professors and Educators Tags: Computer Advice Trauma Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Chronic Health Conditions: How I Learned to Control My Hailey-Hailey Symptoms
A mild Hailey-Hailey breakout on the back Last week I kicked off our new series about living with a chronic health condition by giving you all the gory details about a genetic skin disease called Hailey-Hailey. I’m following up with that today, so that next week we can focus on a different (yet equally challenging) health condition. Skin disease are tough, for the obvious reason that it’s very difficult (yet often essential) to hide them on a daily basis from strangers, friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and the world at large. So much so that trying to conceal a nasty, bloody, scabby, and pus-filled disea...
Source: Genetics and Health - January 24, 2011 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Christine Egan Tags: FEEL coping-with-depression diabetes haily-haily heart disease skin diseases skin-care Source Type: blogs

handyscope Turns iPhone Into Professional Dermatoscope
The handyscope is an optical attachment and an accompanying app that converts an iPhone into a practical dermatoscope. The attachment provides up to 20x magnification for the phone's camera and illuminates the skin with polarized light thanks to built-in LEDs and internal batteries. The iPhone app is used to store and examine encrypted images, as well as for sharing with other dermatologists for second opinions. From the product page: Just attach the handyscope to your iPhone, switch on the light, open the App and you are ready to start skin cancer screening. The lens is directly put on the patients’ skin, illumina...
Source: Medgadget - January 20, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

Embarrassed patients and lack of time limit skin cancer screenings, say doctors
At your next physical exam, loosen up and ask for a little more face time. Use that time to ask your doctor about your skin-cancer risk and get a full-body screening. According to a survey of 1,669 U.S. physicians published this week in the Archives of Dermatology, more than two-thirds of doctors say they routinely screen patients for skin cancer during a physical exam, but often face major barriers—patient embarrassment and rushed visits—when doing so. More family practitioners (54.4 percent) and internists (54.5 percent) reported time constraints as a barrier to performing a full-body exam than did dermatologists (3...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - January 20, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Conditions & treatments Doctors services Safety Source Type: blogs

Announcing: UC Davis Teledermatology Partnership
We are excited to announce a new academic research partner at CureTogether! University of California Davis April W. Armstrong, MD MPH Personalized Therapeutics and Evaluation of Treatment Responses in Skin Diseases from Patient-Driven Data (in progress) Dr. Armstrong and her team will be analyzing CureTogether’s dataset of skin diseases to help us find publishable discoveries faster. They will also contribute pictures of different severities of skin diseases from real, consented patients, to help CureTogether members identify how severe their skin disease is and find more personalized treatment options. Dr. April Ar...
Source: The Collective Well - January 19, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Alexandra Carmichael Tags: Random Company News curetogether research skin teledermatology UC davis Source Type: blogs

Scratching the surface of quantitative dermatopathology
Where is the digital pathology interest in dermatopathology buried? With the increased adoption of both brightfield and whole slide fluorescence scanning, the accessibility of skin samples seems ripe for digital pathology applications. But there are good reasons for going slow in this clinic area: 1) Questions of dermatology diagnostic equivalency of glass versus image. While the whole slide imaging technology keeps improving, Jonhan Ho et al (University of Pittsburg, 2008) rightly mentions concerns with the whole slide image in clinical dermatology usage. A recent publication by Bjarne Nielsen et al (Aarhus University...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 16, 2011 Category: Pathologists Authors: Steve Potts Source Type: blogs

The 2011 Skinnies Awards: Natalie Portman's Stressed Out Skin
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Natalie Portman tries to be perfect in "Black Swan," but her skin won't cooperate. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 15, 2011 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Source Type: blogs

The 2011 Skinnies Awards: Justin Bieber is the Epidermal Entrepreneur
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Justin Beiber is a model businessman. How else to explain him hawking an acne line when he doesn't have blemishes in the first place? See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 15, 2011 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Source Type: blogs

The 2011 Skinnies Awards: Jersey Shore Cast are Anti-Role Models
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Snooki, Jwwow, The Situation and John Boehner are amusing, but kids, steer clear of their tanning beds! See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 15, 2011 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Source Type: blogs

The 2011 Skinnies Awards: Nicole Kidman's Frozen Face
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Nicole Kidman's forehead barely moves in Rabbit Hole. Time for an intervention? See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 15, 2011 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Source Type: blogs

The 2011 Skinnies Awards: Mark Wahlberg's Extra Nipple
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Mark Wahlberg's third nipple is fighting for attention as Uncredited Co-star in The Fighter. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 15, 2011 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Source Type: blogs

Pediatric Reuhmatology INternational Trial Organization, PRINTO
PRINTO organization started in 1996 by Alberto Martini, and Nicollino Ruperto. Initially it consisted of rheumatoid arthritis centers in 14 countries. Today it numbers 50 countries and more than 350 centers. It is a non profit, non governmental, International organization. Its' aim is the collaboration of different centers around the world to the better understanding, treatment and of-course research in the field of pediatric rheumatoid diseases. More information can be found here. Two of the ongoing projects of the organization:Juvenile Dermatomyositis Trial Autoinflamatory Diseases Working Group A list ...
Source: Orthodontic Corner - January 14, 2011 Category: Dentists Authors: OrthoCorner Source Type: blogs

Bangladesh
Fulbaria, Mymensingh district – August 2010 Abu Bakkar, a farmer, in front of his paddy field. He came to the MSF kala azar clinic in Fulbaria with his wife Rokiya, who has post-kala azar dermal leishmaniasis. Kala azar is a neglected disease found largely in parts of Asia and Africa. After malaria, it is the second biggest parasitic killer in the world causing over 50,000 deaths every year. According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 200 million people in South Asia are at risk from the disease. Of the estimated 500,000 people in the world infected each year, many are thought to live in Bangladesh, Nep...
Source: MSF Blogs - January 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Authors: brunodc Tags: 25. January 2011 Bangladesh disease kala azar landscape leishmaniasis paddy field portrait Source Type: blogs

Skin Cancer Risk, Indoor Tanning, And Maternal Influence
Not all maternal influence on daughter behavior is good. Take for example the influence of the unhealthy use of indoor tanning beds as presented in a recent Archives of Dermatology article (full reference below) which “investigated whether indoor tanning with one’s mother the first time would influence frequency of tanning later in life and whether it was associated with age of initiation.” Joel Hillhouse, Ph.D., of East Tennessee State University-Johnson City and colleagues published a study the May 2010 issue of the Archives of Dermatology which looked at which health-based intervention worked best in reducing ...
Source: Better Health - January 13, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrRamonaBates Tags: Health Tips Research Archives of Dermatology Dr. Joel Hillhouse Dr. Ramona Bates East Tennessee State University Indoor Tanning Maternal Influence Mother-Daughter Relationship Oncology Personal Appearance Preventive Health Preventi Source Type: blogs

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Laser Scar Removal But Were Afraid To Ask
Susan’s scar situation…I have a scar on my thigh. I fell while rollerblading 6 years ago. I tried using bleach creams to make the scar less visible but it doesn’t work. It looks like I have 5 dark scratches. My question is if a laser will help remove the scar? Please let me know if you can because I’m thinking about having this done in January by a dermatologist. I think my skin should not be tan right? The Right Brain’s reply: Unfortunately, as you already found out, bleaching creams don’t work on scar tissue. You should get better results from a laser treatment, but to help you under...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 12, 2011 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs

Melanoma and Hypochondria: Not Good for Your Health
Healing drill spot (center) and recurring bruise (bottom of nail) You may recall that back in mid-October I had a little health scare concerning my left big toe. That is, there was a slight possibility that a bruise at the base of my toenail that had been hanging around for months was actually a melanoma. (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can read the follow-up post to my toe drama.) Luckily for me, it turned out not to be an acral lentiginous melanoma (like the one that killed Bob Marley), but merely a pocket of blood that had pooled inside a small indentation. I found this out after my nice podiatris...
Source: Genetics and Health - January 10, 2011 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Christine Egan Tags: FEEL cancer hypochondria melanoma skin-cancer Source Type: blogs

KevinMD posts of the week, ending January 9, 2011
Here are the top posts from this past week, based on the number of times they were viewed.1. Is more primary care really better? Proponents of health reform have long claimed that one of the biggest problems with our health care system is an overemphasis on expensive specialists and an underemphasis on primary care physicians.2. Permanent makeup risks and dangers. Permanent makeup—aka micropigmentation, dermal pigmentation, permanent cosmetics, cosmetic tattooing—has gained steady popularity in recent years.3. Your 10 minute office visit needs 8 people and 45 minutes of work. The practice, the patients and the overseer...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 9, 2011 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Medical potpourri Malpractice Patient Primary care newtag Source Type: blogs

Winterize Your Mind And Body
This is a guest post from Dr. Jena Wider. ********** Winterize Your Mind And Body During the winter months, certain health issues may arise that women should have on their radar. From mental health issues like stress, depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD), to physical concerns like skin care, the winter can certainly pack an extra punch. Depression peaks during the holiday season, affecting more than 17 million Americans, according to the National Mental Health Association. On average, women are more vulnerable to stress-related illnesses like depression and anxiety than men. One study, conducted by Pacific Heal...
Source: Better Health - January 8, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: admin Tags: Better Health Network Health Tips Anxiety Depression Dermatology Dr. Greg Murray Dr. Jena Wider Dry Skin Exposure To Sunlight Healthy Skin Holidays Light Box Light Therapy Mayo Clinic Mood Disorders National Mental Health Ass Source Type: blogs

Astellas Sues French Medical Journal Over Article
Here is an interesting development: Astellas Pharma has filed a lawsuit against Prescrire, a medical journal that is published by a non-profit organization, for publishing articles the drugmaker maintains has tarnished the reputation of its Protopic ointment used to treat eczema. An article run last year questioned the preventive use of the ointment and maintained the risk-benefit balance was negative. An Astellas spokeswoman writes us to say that the drugmaker believes the article is “misleading.” The magazine counters that “freedom of expression and exercise of freedom of criticism are at stake,” ...
Source: Pharmalot - January 6, 2011 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Astellas Pharma Eczema Free Speech Protopic Tacrolimus Source Type: blogs

Baldness Due To Progenitor Cell Deficiency
Not enough stem cells convert into progenitor cells in hair follicles and baldness results. PHILADELPHIA Given the amount of angst over male pattern balding, surprisingly little is known about its cause at the cellular level. In a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a team led by George Cotsarelis, MD, chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has found that stem cells play an unexpected role in explaining what happens in bald scalp. The stem cells available for conversion into progenitor cells appear numerous enough. They just need a signal t...
Source: FuturePundit - January 5, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Randall Parker Tags: Aging Mechanisms Source Type: blogs

Fractional Laser for Hair Loss
A promising study was published in Dermatologic Surgery this month and previously reported at the 6th World Congress for Hair Research in Australia. Many trials have been conducted on the management of male pattern hair loss (MPHL). A variety of laser and light sources have been used for the treatment of Alopecia and MPHL. The [...]Post from: Aesthetic Laser OffersFractional Laser for Hair Loss
Source: Aesthetic Lasers - January 5, 2011 Category: Laser Surgery Authors: admin Tags: LT hair loss fractionated lasers Source Type: blogs

Ins and Outs
NATURE: New year, new science ... [Nature] FDA Prepares to Enact Food-Safety Law ... [WSJ] Human remains spark spat ... [Nature] US Congress moves to coordinate Alzheimer's effort ... [Nature Blogs] Drug Approvals Slipped in 2010 ... [WSJ] Changes Needed in How U.S. Tracks Health Trends, Measures Outcomes ... [National Academy of Sciences] Pedantic Regulations Hinder Japanese Medtech Industry's Ability to Compete ... [medtechinsider] Is the Midwest the nation's hottest venture capital market? [MedCity News] Philips initiates public-private consortium to accelerate the development of Magnetic Particle Imaging technology ......
Source: Medgadget - January 3, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

Grants
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Grant Alerts – January 3, 2011 Special Olympics and Youth Service America-Get Into It Grants: http://bit.ly/enFUsB Special Olympics is partnering with Youth Service America to offer Get Into It Grants, which provide funds to young people to create and implement local, hands-on programs that fight childhood obesity. Ann Bancroft Foundation- Dare to Dream Grants http://bit.ly/iiJ3BR The Dare to Dream grant program funds small experiences for girls designed to help them gain a new perspective on their own abilities and goals. American Academy of Dermatology- Shade Structure ...
Source: BHIC - January 3, 2011 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: siobhan Tags: Scholarships and Grants Source Type: blogs

Maternal Influence
Not all maternal influence on daughter behavior is good. Take for example the influence of the unhealthy use of indoor tanning beds as presented in a recent Archives of Dermatology article (full reference below) which “investigated whether indoor tanning with one's mother the first time would influence frequency of tanning later in life and whether it was associated with age of initiation.” Joel Hillhouse, Ph.D., of East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, and colleagues published a study the May 2010 issue of the Archives of Dermatology which looked at which health-based intervention worked best in reducin...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 3, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: tanning beds sun damage cancer skin Source Type: blogs

How to Find a Dermatologist in Long Beach
For those with a severe case of this common skin disease, using medications under a dermatologist's care may be the only way to clear the skin of acne without serious side effects.Contributor: Wayne HemrickPublished: Jan 02, 2011
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - January 2, 2011 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs

Over the Counter Acne Treatments
Long Beach dermatologists recommend several different types of ingredients that are used to fight acne, so you can look to see if they are contained in your favorite acne treatment in Long Beach.Contributor: Wayne HemrickPublished: Jan 02, 2011
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - January 2, 2011 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs

Healthcare PR Puffery: A Year-End Review
Healthcare journalists are buried under a mountain of public relations material sent to them every day of every week of every month. I don’t even work in a traditional news setting, yet I’ve made it onto the distribution lists of countless PR people. The picture on the left shows a pile of video news releases sent to one TV health news reporter over a relatively short time span. Here’s my year end look at just some of what was sent to me this year. Imagine what the New York Times, USA Today, the TV networks, and others receive. I get countless emails from PR people offering interviews with their experts o...
Source: Better Health - January 1, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: GarySchwitzer Tags: Better Health Network Humor News Opinion True Stories Gary Schwitzer Health News Articles Health News Coverage Health News Review Healthcare Journalists Healthcare PR Healthcare Public Relations Healthcare Reporters HealthNewsRev Source Type: blogs

YAG for Face Cancer
A very important study was recently published in European Journal of Dermatology. A group of Russian researchers reported the results of the use of Neodymium laser radiation (Nd:YAG 1064 nm) for the treatment of facial carcinoma. They followed the treatment of 2,837 patients with 3,001 histologically confirmed facial skin carcinoma lesions of stages T1-2N0M0: 2,743 [...]Post from: Aesthetic Laser OffersYAG for Face Cancer
Source: Aesthetic Lasers - December 29, 2010 Category: Laser Surgery Authors: admin Tags: LT skin cancer skin lesions Source Type: blogs

What Everyone Should Know About Using Multiple Acne Drugs
Spellbinding says…Does the salicylic acid in Neutrogena’s moisturizer for sensitive and acne-prone skin have any significant impact on the Clindoxyl and/or Differin topicals that I’ve been prescribed to put on my face in the morning and at night, respectively. I am in my early 30s and have tried everything to rid my face from the persistent torment of acne for years and years…. These two topicals are helping me keep it under control but I’m worried that my choice of moisturizer is working against them. The Right Brain clears up her acne (question): According to the Journal of the American Jo...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 29, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Acne Source Type: blogs

National Consumers League Letter to the IRS on Breast Pumps
Dear Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman: The National Consumers League has been advocating on behalf of women and children’s health since our founding in 1899. We were therefore very concerned to read about the IRS’ decision [1] to deny nursing mothers the ability to use their tax-sheltered health care accounts to pay for breast pumps and other supplies. Under IRS regulations, eligible medical expenses under the flex programs. According to IRS Publication 502, items that can be reimbursed include those that aid in the “prevention of disease.” The IRS apparently has inexplicably determin...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - December 29, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Policy Women's Health Source Type: blogs

Top 5 Causes Of Darkened Armpits
Germaine Pie is puzzled by her pits…What causes darkened armpits and what can we do to get rid of them? They’re so embarrassing! The Right Brain raises her from the pit of despair: It’s not surprising that so many people have this problem – there are at least FIVE different reasons your pits could be darker than they should be. Cause #1: Shaving. When you shave you cut the hairs off at, or just below, the surface of the skin. If your hairs are slightly darker than your skin color, they can give the appearance that your skin has a dark stain when it`s really just sub-surface hair. What To Do About It...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 27, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Questions Skin Source Type: blogs

About Scar Prevention And Treatment
I saw a Scarguard product on sale at a drugstore locally. The claims on the packaging were over the top as usual: 1. “Guards against new scars forming” – Difficult to prove. 2. “Flattens and shrinks old scars” – Not really. 3. “Scarguard is the #1 choice of plastic surgeons” – Really? Nobody asked me. Scar treatment is pretty simple. Avoid wounding if you can. If you have plastic surgery, seek a skilled surgeon who will spend the time to do the best. After surgery avoid sunlight and smoking, and consider scar massage as directed by your surgeon. This “Scarguard” product is not going to make...
Source: Better Health - December 27, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrJohnDiSaia Tags: Better Health Network Health Tips Opinion Quackery Exposed Cosmetic Products Dermatology Dr. John Di Saia False Claims Healthcare Consumerism Medical Product Claims Medical Product Effectiveness Misleading Healthcare Consumers OTC Source Type: blogs

3 Beauty Secrets for Dry Skin
Dry skin happens when your skin isn’t able to properly retain moisture and the production of sebum is low. Unfortunately, dealing with this problem is downright annoying, and the products you use can dry your skin out even more. But just like other skin problems, the products you use on a daily basis can heal your dry skin. Keeping that in mind, here are some beauty secrets for how you can effectively use skin care products to add moisture. Tip #1 – Shower Etiquette Showing in excessively-hot water can cause your skin to become irritated, stripped of oils and dry, so keep your water cooler to avoid irritation. Also, do...
Source: Skin MD - December 26, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: the Editor Tags: Skin Care Skin Care Routine Skin Care Tips Skin Conditions Skin MD Blog Skin Problems Bath Tub Beauty Advice Beauty Secrets Butters Daily Basis Dry Skin Endless Amounts Hair Frizz Home Remedies Hot Water Logical Step Mois Source Type: blogs

Zyprexa is a hazardous chemical: workers exposed get irreversible dermatitus-Catalent is fined $150 K
Source: soulful sepulcher - December 22, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Source Type: blogs

Catalent Fined For Exposing Workers To Dermatitis
Catalent Pharma Solutions, which does manufacturing, packaging and other work for drugmakers (see here), was ordered to pay roughly $150,000 for exposing 10 employees to olanzpaine, who developed allergic contact dermaitis. Olazapine is the active ingredient in the Zyprexa antipsychotic. Two cases were between October 2007 and December 2007, but the UK’s Health and Safety Executive charges Catalent failed to carry out an immediate review and, instead, only began a probe in February 2008 after HSE made a visit. The company pleaded guilty to four charges under the UK’s Control of Substances Hazardous to Health R...
Source: Pharmalot - December 22, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Allergic Contact Dermatisis Catalent Pharma Solutions Olanzapine Zyprexa Source Type: blogs

Many people unaware of tanning-bed risks
That’s the implication of a study published today in the Archives of Dermatology. It surveyed 2,869 adults about ways to prevent skin cancer, and found that less than 15 percent of women and 5 percent of men identified avoiding suntan parlors as one effective strategy. Yet, as we’ve recently reported, indoor tanning beds can quadruple your risk of developing melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. And the younger you are when you start using tanning beds, the higher your risk. The most commonly suggested protective method by both women and men was wearing sunscreen, followed by avoiding the sun and wearing a...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 20, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Conditions treatments Healthy living Products Safety Source Type: blogs

Honey: Skin and Hair-Care Gold
Honey has for centuries been the workhorse of natural beauty and health. Ancient Egyptians used it for face and body and even for health, including cataracts, cuts, and burns. The Greeks, most notably Hippocrates, used honey for skin disorders and ulcers. In our current fascination with the new and the manufactured, many of us have forgotten the wonders of nature. Honey should be a staple in anyone’s beauty cabinet. Honey contains small amounts of niacin, riboflavin (aids energy production and warding off of certain diseases), pantothenic acid, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese (ensures healthy bones), ph...
Source: Skin MD - December 18, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: the Editor Tags: Herbal Skin Care Natural Skin Care Skin Care Ingredients Skin Care Recipes Skin Care Tips Skin MD Blog Beauty Recipes Body Moisturizer Digestive Systems Egg White Energy Production Face And Body Face Mask Free Radical Scavenger Source Type: blogs

Natural Skin Care Ingredients for an Anti Aging Facial
An anti aging facial treatment may perhaps be utilized on an infrequent or a frequent basis, it all depends on the formulation of the product. Facial treatments at the spa are high-priced, but everyone likes to indulge on occasion. But it is the product you use on a daily basis that tends to make the largest difference. What makes the most difference is selecting a natural skin care product that can generate healthful skin holistically instead of deciding on purely superficial solutions. It is hard to believe that a lot of the most popular elements provide no real benefit. They are preferred because of misinform...
Source: Skin MD - December 15, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: the Editor Tags: Anti Aging Antioxidants Dermatology Natural Skin Care Skin Care Ingredients Skin Care Products Skin MD Blog Skin Science Acid Levels Bioactivity Collagen Production Cosmetic Industry Daily Basis Facial Treatment Facial Treatmen Source Type: blogs

Skin Cancer Where The Sun Don’t Shine
Not all skin cancers are from sun exposure. Viruses such as human papilloma virus (HPV), the virus that causes genital warts, also cause skin cancer. Skin cancer from HPV develops on genital skin in both men and women. It’s rarely talked about, but it’s important and can be deadly. Did you know that half of all deaths from skin cancer other than melanoma are from genital skin cancer? You probably also didn’t know that women are more likely to die from genital skin cancer as they are from skin cancer that developed from sun exposure (again, excluding melanoma). We dermatologists are inexhaustible when it comes to...
Source: Better Health - December 14, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrJeffreyBenabio Tags: Better Health Network Health Tips Dermatology Dr. Jeff Benabio Family Medicine General Medicine Genital Skin Cancer Genital Warts Gynecology HPV HPV Vaccine Human Papilloma Virus Internal Medicine Men's Health Non-Melanoma Skin Source Type: blogs

Sleep Tight: 7 Travel Tips for Bedbug Phobia
“I don’t have bedbugs, Kenneth. I went to Princeton.” ~ Jack Donaghy, Character on NBC’s show “30 Rock” You probably have heard on the news about the problem with bedbugs in hotels. Nasty little things. They come out at night and suck your blood while you sleep. I like vampire stories as much as the next guy, but when it comes to my blood I am very possessive. I don’t want to share it with a bug. I assume you feel the same. You can learn more than you’d ever want to know about these creatures at the government’s CDC website here, but suffice to say that it is worth an ounce of preventi...
Source: World of Psychology - December 14, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Daniel Tomasulo, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety and Panic Disorders Family General Health-related Phobia Stress 7mm Bedbug Infestations Bedbugs Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brown Insects Centers For Disease Control Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Centers For Dis Source Type: blogs

Health blog posts of the week, ending December 12, 2010
Here are the top posts from this past week, based on the number of times they were viewed.1. $11,000 hospital bill from the emergency department. “What am I going to do now Doc?” asked Mike, a down on his luck, 29 year–old recently unemployed truck driver, as he handed me his hospital bill.2. 10 most expensive errors in healthcare settings. In the US, avoidable medical errors added $19.5 billion to the nation’s healthcare bill in 2008.3. Choose your primary care physician with particular care. I told a friend what I did recently to get in to see a dermatologist and she was shocked.4. Should nurses become doctors to...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 12, 2010 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Medical potpourri Source Type: blogs

The Science of Keeping Skin Young and Wrinkle Free
Skin creases are not an inevitable component of the aging process, if you look to the most current studies. Sun injury, a main cause of wrinkling, can be healed naturally. Right here’s how the complete process works. When UV rays from the sun hit your skin, the free radical molecules commonly existing in and close to the tissues become frenzied. The activity of the chemicals can damage cellular structures and also the skin’s DNA strands. When we are young, de-oxidizing chemicals like SOD, coenzyme Q10 and glutathione are able to neutralize the free radicals earlier than they can do any injury. As we get older, ...
Source: Skin MD - December 11, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: the Editor Tags: Anti Wrinkle Natural Skin Care Skin Care Ingredients Skin Care Routine Skin Care Tips Skin MD Blog Skin Science Aging Process Anti Oxidants Cellular Structures Coenzyme Q10 Coenzymeq10 Dna Strands Free Radical Damage Free Radic Source Type: blogs

Check for skin cancer and melanoma, even with dark skin
by Erin Marcus, MDThe mole on Ivis Febus-Sampayo’s face looked odd. But it wasn’t until her son needed treatment for acne that she went to a dermatologist.“As mothers, we’re working, we’re busy,” she said. “I forgot about me and called the dermatologist to make sure my son was getting taken care of.”The doctor removed a sliver of the mole, and reassured Ivis that it was probably nothing to worry about. Two weeks later, she received a diagnosis she never imagined possible: melanoma.(...)Read the rest of Check for skin cancer and melanoma, even with dark skinNo comment | Tags: ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 11, 2010 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Cancer Specialist newtag Source Type: blogs

Video: “The Too-Informed Patient”
This video, “The Too-Informed Patient,” came my way lately. It’s featured on NPR’s Marketplace website: The Too Informed Patient from Marketplace on Vimeo. —– The puppeteer skit features the interaction between a young man with a rash and his older physician. The patient is an informed kind of guy: He’s checked his own medical record on the doctor’s website, read up on rashes in the Boston Globe, checked pix on WebMD, seen an episode of “Gray’s Anatomy” about a rash and, most inventively, checked iDiagnose, a hypothetical app (I hope) that led hi...
Source: Better Health - December 11, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrElaineSchattner Tags: Better Health Network Humor Medical Art Opinion Video Charles DelMarcelle Communication Gap Cutting-Edge Medicine Dermatology Doctor-Patient Communication Doug Greene Dr. Elaine Schattner Empowered Patient Epidermal Necrosis Ex Source Type: blogs