dermatology
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Psoriasis: Should You Shake Hands?
Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition that attacks the skin and results in painful redness, itching, scaling, bleeding, flaking, and well-defined silvery lesions. According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, two to three percent of us…
Cancer
Why are Melanoma Death Rates Rising for Men and Not Women?
After decades of “Practice Sun Safety” campaigns, the latest data on malignant melanoma death rates shows a distinct contradiction. Mortality rates from “the bad skin cancer” are steady or falling for…
Pregnancy/Childbirth
Can Beauty Products Cause Early Puberty in Girls?
Was the perfume you used while pregnant now harmful to your daughter? What about that soap? Or the bright pink nail polish? A study recently published in the journal, Human…