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Spray-on skin relieves emotional trauma for child burn victims
Spray-on skin is helping child burns victims cope with the trauma of scarring, according to a study by University of […]
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Skin Cancer Rare-But More Deadly-in People with Darker Skin
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that dark-skinned people-commonly thought to be ‘immune’ to most skin cancers-are […]
Study shows suppression of telomerase enzyme can inhibit spread of melanoma
UCSF researchers have found that the spread of melanoma can be inhibited by suppressing telomerase, the enzyme active in cancer […]
To heal a wound, turn up the voltage
It may sound like something out of Frankenstein, but electric currents applied to the skin could potentially speed up wound […]
Four Factors in Skin Cancer Risk You Didn’t Know
More than 1.2 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. Most of them […]
Microsurgery Technique Offers Breast Cancer Patients Easier Reconstructive Surg…
When Kim McMurray learned she needed a mastectomy to beat her breast cancer, she wanted to know all of her […]
Study Reveals Age and Socioeconomic Factors Are Strongest Determinants of Sunbu…
According to a study that appears in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 39 percent of respondents of […]
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Melanoma May Be Over-Diagnosed
A Mayo Clinic physician and colleagues have defined the normal number of melanocytes that are present in Caucasians’ sun-exposed skin. […]
Skin rashes
What is a rash? Common causes of rashes Acute skin rashes Blanching rash Non-blanching rash Chronic rashes Medical conditions associated […]
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