WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 — Proper skin care is crucial for cancer patients receiving radiation therapy, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says. Itchiness, redness, blistering and peeling are among the skin problems that radiation therapy can cause. “During radiation…
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Rodan + Fields Gave Its First Skin-Care Range a Makeover
If you spend enough time in the beauty world, you'll begin to notice a pattern. Every year, a few new product and ingredient trends emerge, and skin-care brands rush to fulfill the newfound demand. (This year's contenders, in my opinion:…
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What to Do If Your Skin's Been Exposed to Wildfire Smoke
If you’ve been struggling with your skin throughout 2020, you're not alone. Not only are many of us dealing with the visible effects of elevated stress and mask-related irritation (it’s called maskne and it’s the worst), but now wildfire season…
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Liver cancer: Warning of deadly disease which lies in colour of your skin and eyes
Liver cancer is a cancer which is found anywhere in the liver. The liver is a large organ at the top right side of your tummy and helps to digest food and remove toxins. Liver cancer may not have any…
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Wild animals allow new insights into the skin microbiome
In recent decades, under the harmful influence of western lifestyles, the diversity of the microbial colonization of the body has decreased significantly. This ‘impoverished’ microbiome has led to a sharp increase in so-called environmental diseases in humans. These mostly inflammatory…
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Dermatillomania in lockdown makes a skin picking compulsion feel inescapable
Scabs, scars, red-raw welts and an undeniable urge to scratch, pick, and peel – this is the skin of someone struggling with dermatillomania. While the causes behind dermatillomania, also known as excoriation disorder, are complex, an unexpected side effect of…
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The importance of a skin cancer check
Q: I turn 50 this year and at my annual physical, my doctor suggested I visit a dermatologist to check for melanoma. I have never had any suspicious moles or spots on my skin, so I’ve not had a skin…
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Woman with skin cancer gets new thumb as doctors transplant toe onto her hand
Working as a dental hygienist for over 40 years, Audrey Gaddis needs to be able to use her hands. So when she developed skin cancer in her thumb, she worried it would mean giving up her career. But thanks to…
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Taking care of your skin with increased hand-washing
One of the best defenses against the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is hand-washing. But frequent rubbing and scrubbing can take its toll, depleting the skin of its natural moisture and oils. So what should you do…
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Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells
Researchers have discovered a technique for directly reprogramming skin cells into light-sensing rod photoreceptors used for vision. The lab-made rods enabled blind mice to detect light after the cells were transplanted into the animals’ eyes. The work, funded by the…
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