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(New York Times 7/11). Anyone looking to cool off in rivers, lakes, ponds, or pools this summer should take heed of this warning. Chemicals or germs in the water can irritate or infect your skin. These contaminants may cause problems in the skin, eyes, ears, nervous system, respiratory system, and gastrointestinal system, in addition to […]

(Washington 7/11). At least 10 members of the House of Representatives have asked the FDA to look into keratin based hair straighteners, including the popular Brazilian blowout, due to the potential exposure to high levels of formaldehyde. Reports of hair loss, respiratory problems, and other illnesses have been reported. Formaldehyde is classified as potentially carcinogenic. […]

(Addiction Biology 8/11). People who participate in indoor tanning frequently experience alterations in their brain activity while tanning. According to researchers, these changes closely mimic those associated with drug addiction. This study is the first to actually peer inside the brains of people as they lay in their tanning beds. Multiple areas of the brain […]

(CDC 8/11). A rare skin infection linked to tattoos in healthy young men appeared to arise out of a tattoo parlor in Seattle. It seems the unusual bacteria can develop in tap water. Unfortunately, the infections were not very responsive to traditional treatments and took several months to heal. The CDC has recommended that tattoo […]

(Canadian Medical Association Journal 8/11). Researchers reported despite the increasing popularity of convenient gel hand sanitizers, regular soap and water hand washing was more effective at eliminating all forms of pathogens.   This may be true. If hand washing is available choose it first, assuming the soap source is not a dirty bar sitting in […]

Outbreaks of contagious skin infections may spread quickly among sports teams. 2/11, Mozes) The team spirit of school athletic programs may encourage sharing, but one dermatologist has issued a warning that players could unknowingly be sharing something undesirable: Contagious skin disease. The supporting research was presented at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting. Dermatologist Brian […]

(Journal of Biological Chemistry 8/11). Curcumin, the component that gives Turmeric its nice bright yellow color, could provide treatment options for inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and tendonitis. Although it is not a cure, it could offer new leads in the treatment of painful conditions through nutrition. Any help for our Psoriatic Arthritis patients to […]

(CIREP 8/11). According to tentative findings of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, hair-straightening products that use formaldehyde or methylene glycol and heat are unsafe. They did say that the two chemicals in minimal concentrations were safe on the skin. They declared data insufficient to indicate safety status in nail hardening products. They also cautioned […]

(10/11. Tufts Medical Center). The windows in vehicles and buildings are often very effective at filtering ultraviolet B rays, which are the ones that give you sunburn. However, those windows generally do not filter out harmful ultraviolet A rays. They penetrate deeply and insidiously into the skin and can interfere with your body’s ability to […]

 (10/11. CDC, ABC World News). The HPV series of vaccinations has been recommended for young men aged 11-21 years of age to prevent the spread of sexual viruses that can cause cancers and genital warts. This vaccine has been previously recommended for young women to prevent cervical cancer. It is now recommended that both sexes […]

(10/11 International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research). Research shows that the more frequently you visit a tanning salon, the greater your risk of developing deadly skin cancer becomes. Just visiting a tanning salon four times increases the risk for squamous and basal cell carcinomas by 15 percent, and the risk for melanoma by […]

(10/11. University Hospitals Case Medical Center -Cleveland). While we cannot change aging or genetics, here are a few things that we can do to keep our hair. DO NOT SMOKE WEAR A HAT OUTDOORS CONTROL EXCESSIVE CAFFEINE INTAKE CONTROL EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL INTAKE AVOID TIGHT BRAIDS AND HAIR WEAVES HERE IS AN IMPORTANT ONE-…AVOID STRESS WHICH […]