Simple Home Remedies for Cold Sores
Learn all about a number of home remedies for cold sores. This article also looks at prescribed medication and cold sore prevention tips.
Monthly Archives: July 2016
8 Common Causes of Breast Pain
Learn about some of the common causes of breast pain. These causes include skin changes, certain types of medication, and infections.
New sunscreen compound protects against UVA-induced skin aging, cancer
Researchers have created a compound that offers high protection against skin damage caused by UVA radiation, and they call for it to be added to sunscreen.
Hospital more than 4 times as likely for under-6s after laundry pod detergent contact
Poisoning most common diagnosis compared with skin irritation for other detergent types.
Potential new target identified for treating itch
Findings suggest nerve receptors work in concert to transmit itch signals.Researchers have found how sensory nerve cells work together to transmit itch signals from the skin to the spinal cord...
Many skin cancer patients still too likely to sunburn
A recent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins concludes that a substantial number of people with a history of the most frequent kind of nonmelanoma skin cancers still get sunburned at the same...
Purpura: What You Need to Know
Learn all about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for purpura, a skin condition that appears as small purple spots just beneath the surface of the skin.
UCLA study unlocks key mechanisms that determine acquired resistance to immunotherapy in advanced melanoma
Findings are a promising step towards developing new and improved treatments for the disease.
Dealing with Spider Bites: What You Need to Know
Are spider bites dangerous? This article looks at the reasons spiders bite humans, the signs to look out for, and remedies for spider bites.
‘Red hair gene’ also increases cancer risk in dark-haired people
New research shows that the gene responsible for red hair, MC1R, increases the mutation and skin cancer risk in darker-haired people, too.