Forget The Teen Cleansers And Find Out How To Treat Adult Acne Effectively “But I never had acne as a teenager!” says the distraught 30-year-old woman. Oh, how often those exact words are uttered in my office. Acne is a normal part of adolescence and something you will eventually outgrow, right? Conventional wisdom says that […]
Does Aspirin Decrease Melanoma Risk? Data Show It Might Doctors have been prescribing it for decades for its protective cardiovascular properties. Millions of beating hearts are benefiting from it right now. Its ability to relieve pain and fever is so well known that “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” is engrained in […]
Get a tattoo? What could go wrong? Sometimes I feel like the only person around anymore without a tattoo. I’ve just never liked anything enough to permanently put it on my body. Tattooing is an art of self and tribal expression that humans have been doing since we developed opposable thumbs.
Skin Cancer Phone App Would you trust a smartphone app to spot your melanoma? Apps do about everything fairly well, so why wouldn’t you? The Journal of the American Medical Association Dermatology reports that 3 out of the 4 apps designed to detect melanoma fail miserably when put to the test. The three that failed […]
Avoid Causes And Shorten Cold Sore Outbreaks You probably have heard by now that the cold sores on your lip are a form of herpes. This is true. While classically not associated with the same strain that causes genital herpes, there are ever increasing rates of crossover infections. In the interest of clarity, I am […]
Dry, Winter Skin In case you haven’t noticed, it is wintertime in the north state. And along with all the holiday joy comes dry skin and painfully itchy rashes.
Several Studies Hint Of Link With Heart Disease Growing evidence over the past decade has identified psoriasis as a risk factor for heart attack, strokes and hardening of the arteries.
Live with your freckles; love ’em or hate ’em, be sure to watch ’em It seems the search for famed aviator Amelia Earhart’s crash site may hinge upon her freckles. Her disappearance over the South Pacific 75 years ago is a familiar story to most Americans.
Which Has More Germs, Toilet Seat or Kitchen Sponge? CDC says public toilets are safe, but the anxiety remains. “To sit or not to sit?” This is a practical question when confronted with a public toilet seat.
Lyme Disease In Northern California No summer dermatology series would be complete without a few words on ticks and Lyme disease. While relatively uncommon in the north state, Lyme disease is here and likely gaining ground. Traditionally, we think of Lyme disease as being an East Coast problem, but it is now found across 48 […]
