(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Ensuring your skin is healthy and well cared for is a year-round proposition. Good skin care and healthy lifestyle choices may help delay natural aging and prevent various skin problems.
Category: Skin Care
Study Finds Melanoma Biomarkers Predicting Checkpoint Blocker Response
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Scientists at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center (DF/BWCC) have identified biomarkers in melanoma that could help tailor immunotherapy treatments to maximize the benefits for patients….
Avoiding Sunburns This Summer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – It’s all fun in the sun until you realize you should have reapplied more sunscreen. Sunburns are no fun, but more importantly, they are dangerous.
Some Acne Treatments ‘Suck’ – Literally
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Albertson, NY, July 10. 2018 – Some acne treatments “suck” – literally. That’s why they are seemingly proving so successful, says medical aesthetician, Jayme Bashian
Treating Your Sunburn (VIDEO)
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – It boils down to what’s in the term sunburn: “sun” and “burn.” Simply put, the sun burns your skin. And the result can be pain, redness, blisters and peeling skin.
With 4th of July Approaching, St. Jude Warns of Extreme Sun Exposure
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MEMPHIS, TENN. – With the fourth of July holiday approaching, pediatric skin cancer specialists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are warning parents to take the necessary steps to protect their children when they are out in the sun enjoying the Fourth of July holiday.
STD Confidential: ‘Intimate’ Skin Diseases Are on the Rise and Dermatologists Can Help
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Albertson, NY, June 21, 2018 – – While love, according to the song, is the sweetest thing, the after-effects of its activity can sometimes be not-so-sweet symptoms:
Skin Color No Small Factor in Diagnosis, Treatment of Dermatologic Conditions
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 15, 2018 –Should a health care provider consider the color of a patient’s skin in making a medical decision?
Racial Differences Uncovered in Debilitating Itchy Skin Condition
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – An international team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has conducted what is believed to be the largest detailed published study of people with a poorly understood skin condition known as prurigo nodularis (PN).
How to Use Stick and Spray Sunscreens
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 12, 2018) — Sunscreen is a vital tool in the fight against skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form.
Middle-aged Men and Melanoma Risk
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – By 65, Caucasian men are reportedly twice as likely as women to get melanoma. And not only are they more likely to develop melanoma, but also they often have a more aggressive form of the disease
Understanding Vitiligo
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – I am in my mid-30s and have many small patches on my lower legs, ankles and arms that are much lighter in color than my skin. These patches don’t tan or change color. Is this vitiligo?
Novel Procedure Shortens Stay for Melanoma Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lisa Chappell enjoys the summer sun, spending time outside and relaxing on the Coosa River at her Gadsden residence. Now, after being diagnosed with melanoma in 2015, she is much more cautious about her outdoor habits.
Have Fun But be Safe in the Sun (VIDEO)
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Many teenagers, and sometimes their parents, think melanoma won’t happen to people under 20. So skin cancer cases in young people aren’t detected as early as health care providers would like.
Shining a Light on SPF in Sunscreen (VIDEO)
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – You’re heading to the pool or beach, and you stop to pick up some sunscreen. But knowing what is the best sun protection factor (SPF) for you is tough when you have no idea what SPF actually means.
Sun Safety: Planning is Your Best Protection
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Brunswick, N.J. – May 24, 2018 – As we spend greater time outdoors throughout the year, we place ourselves at risk for over-exposure and cumulative, toxic effects of the sun that can eventually promote the growth of skin cancers.
New Guidelines May Slightly Increase Reliability, Accuracy of Melanoma Diagnoses
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In a new study, researchers have developed updated guidelines for classifying a serious form of skin cancer called invasive melanoma.
Simplifying Skin Disease Diagnosis with Topical Nanotechnology
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In a new SLAS Technology auto-commentary, two authors of an article recently published in Nature Biomedical Engineering….
Skin Cancer Risk Among U.S. Military Members
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 17, 2018) — When one considers the risks of military service, skin cancer may not be top of mind.
Skin Cancer Diagnosis?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Everyone’s skin tells a story about their health and history, but what does it say after skin cancer surgery, which can leave a prominent scar?