skin 1 5

Tag: "skin" at medical news

Sun burns treated with creams

...as successfully reduced fine wrinkling and mottled skin in more than 55 percent// of those tested, and it ...ot only to the typical signs of aging, but also to skin cancer. Tazarotene has been shown in several studies to reduce these effects, but none have tested t...

Tumour marker for melanoma found

...ant in tracking melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. They studied a group of 132 patients with various grades of melanoma for many years. Those with high levels of HDM2 had a good prognosis, while those with low levels had a poorer outcome. Levels were not correlated, however, with tumour thi...

Grape seed extract helps wound healing

... how an extract of grape seed worked on both human skin cells and wounds in experimental animals. The ex...he beginning. Analysis showed that extract-treated skin showed signs of healing very aggressively and that newly formed tissue was dense with a strong struc...

Maintaining warmth during cold

...ould be of a material that draws moisture from the skin - ideally, cotton. Then wear a warmth-trapping layer next to that, such as a woollen jersey. The third, outermost, layer needs to be made of a material that will create a good barrier against rain, snow and wind. A decent waterproof jacket or coat wi...

Stress triggers acne

.... Pimples occur when excess oil accumulates around skin cells helping bacteria to thrive, resulting in redness & inflammation. Washing the skin clean with a mild cleanser, day and night, is essential in keeping away pimples. However, skin must ...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

... identify a faulty connexin gene as the cause of a skin and deafness disorder known as "KIDS" (for keratitis, ichthyosis and deafness syndrome), while previous findings by others have linked a connexin to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The researchers concluded that other genes - possibly even other connex...

New oral antiviral treatment of cold sores approved

... reproducing almost immediately, causing damage to skin cells that could lead to characteristic blisters. Valtrex, is now, the only drug which offers the convenience of a one-day treatment for cold sores. It is also the only drug which offers the convenience of once-daily dosing for the suppression of g...

New and unique treatment for Psoriasis patients

...ok and cells called memory effector T cells prompt skin inflammation. The treatments that are currently available for psoriasis range from ointments to ultraviolet therapy to other injected drugs that can broadly suppress// the immune system. The new drug Amevive, however has been designed to target only ...

Sun is bad - More or less does not matter!

...t may develop into melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Exposure to sun has been shown as the main risk factor for skin cancer, but the link between sun exposure and melanoma, the rarest type of skin cancer, is much weak...

Melanoma caused by low DNA repair capacity

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and it has been shown through previous rese...DNA repair capacity and are more likely to develop skin cancer. They analysed the DNA repair capacity of this group of people affected by melanoma and found...

Babies Should Get Vitamin D Supplement

...or source of vitamin D and early humans likely had skin that was better suited to their environment, which...t to make lots of vitamin D without worrying about skin cancer. Numerous studies have linked nursing to a host of health benefits, such as higher IQ and a l...

Use of sunbed is harmful

...A tan, even without burning, always means that the skin has been damaged.// A suntan is not nature's own s...let radiation. There are some harmful effects like skin cancer particularly in young people, premature ageing, including leathery, wrinkled and sagging skin...

Awareness increase Prostate cancer detection

...ond most frequently diagnosed cancer in men, after skin cancer, it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men, after lung cancer. Because of better detection there has been a increase in number of detected cases. Most men are uncomfortable as the screening consists of digital rectal exam and a pr...

Secret behind Babies soft skin

...vered that the substance that protects an infant's skin in the womb is a natural moisturizer, wound-healer...Hospital Medical Center says that vernix keeps the skin more hydrated//, less scaly, and at a better pH. A team hopes to produce synthetic version of the su...

Skin cancer's secrets unveiled

Research conducted at Melbourne on skin cancer could save thousands of lives. Doctors found that nodular melanomas accounted for less than 15 per cent of melanoma cancers but caused up to 70 per cent of the deadliest type, called deep melanomas. The research shows the pimple-like melanoma ...

Hope for First New Melanoma Treatment in Decades

... which malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, grows and spreads. This discovery may lead...s when a cell growing in the top-most layer of the skin is damaged, such as through severe sunburn. The damaged cells act as a melanoma trigger and, at firs...

Longer Lung Cancer Survival

...ressa. The major side effect of the drug is a mild skin rash, which can be treated with medication if needed. It is currently only offered to patients who have failed at least two different treatments of chemotherapy. The drug is given once a day in tablet form. If you would like more information, please...

Childhood Sunburn Can Lead to Skin Cancer Later

...nytime you get a sunburn, at any age, your risk of skin cancer goes up. But get that burn before the age o... caused by a tan, the greater their future risk of skin cancer," says //Dr. Darrell Rigel, a dermatologist from New York University Medical Center.One reaso...

Brain Temperature Tunnel dicovered

...s research, he has discovered that a small area of skin near the eye and nose is the entry point of the br... temperature tunnel. //He says this area of facial skin contains the highest amount of light energy on the surface of the human body. He performed temperatu...

Diabetics Need to Guard Against Nail Fungus

...But if left untreated, nail fungus can progress to skin and bone infections or even tissue death, leading to a loss of mobility and independence. Symptoms of nail fungus include changes in the color, texture and thickness of the nail. The nail may be easily broken and the toenail may thicken and cause pre...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10