Stretch Marks - There is Hope

Stretch Marks - There is Hope
Stretch marks - All of us hate them and yet most of us have them. Fortunately, not all is lost. Is there anything that can be done to prevent them? Most experts say no. Is there anything to treat them? The answer is YES...

Skin Care Advice for Your Big Event
Everyone - guests and those who will be in the public eye - wants their skin to look its best on their big day. Here are some simple tips you can follow to help avoid skin problems on your special day...

Outdoor Skin Care Tips - Learn to look after your skin
It's Fall and we all know we need to take extra care of our skin in the summer due to an increase in sun exposure, but that should actually continue all year round...

Jul 9, Tanning Tips Having a safe sun tanning plan or consider other tanning options
Learn some sun tanning tips for safe sun tanning. Consider other tanning options to minimize the dangers of sun tanning.

Dead Zone Off Texas Coast Existed Since 1985

Dead Zone Off Texas Coast Existed Since 1985
Researchers have confirmed for the first time that a "dead zone" has existed off the Texas coast for at least the past 23 years and will likely remain there, causing potential harmful effects to marine life in the area.

A Little Anxiety Is Sometimes A Good Thing, Study Shows
Anxiety gets a lot of bad press. Dwelling on the negative can lead to chronic stress and anxiety disorders and phobias, but evolutionarily speaking, anxiety holds some functional value. In humans, learning to avoid harm is necessary not only for surviving in the face of basic threats (such as predators or rotten food), but also for avoiding more complex social or economic threats (such as enemies or questionable investments).

Skin Rashes - Where Do They Come From?
A skin rash shows up as an area of inflammation or change in the texture, and/ or color of your skin. It can be caused by a number of different things including irritation, disease, or allergic/ non-allergic reactions to foods, chemicals, plants, animals, insects or other environmental factors...

What is Dandruff Really?
We have all seen people with those white flakes on their shoulders, but is it really just dandruff? Is it contagious? Can't they do something about it?

Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk: Why Disease Affects Some, And Not Others; New Hypothesis From Twins Study

Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk: Why Disease Affects Some, And Not Others; New Hypothesis From Twins Study
A long-term study of twins has led researchers to find potential links between Hodgkin lymphoma and levels of an immune response protein (interleukin-12).

Dead Birds Float Ashore At Great Salt Lake
Don't be surprised if you see of hundreds of dead birds along the southeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake during the next few weeks. More than 15,000 birds died on the lake last fall. Most of the birds were eared grebes.

Newborn Brown Dwarfs Stir Up The Neighborhood
Astronomers have found a clutch of jets from newborn brown dwarfs, bringing the total of these intriguing objects found to 4. New stars form in cold clouds of gas and dust. These so-called stellar nurseries are not only home to forming stars (protostars) but also harbour forming brown dwarfs.

Jun 18, Night Creams Choose the appropriate night creams for your skin type
Find out more about the different types of night creams and learn to choose the appropriate night creams according to your skin type.

Jul 9, Skin Changes What are the visible signs of changes as the skin ages?

Jul 9, Skin Changes What are the visible signs of changes as the skin ages?
As the skin ages, changes that takes place, both beneath the skin as well as visible signs on the surface of the skin. What are these skin changes?

Mixed Results For Weight Loss Drug, Rimonabant, On Slowing Progression Of Coronary Disease
The anti-obesity medication rimonabant showed mixed results in slowing progression of coronary artery disease in patients with abdominal obesity and pre-existing coronary disease, according to a new study.

Jun 25, Alpha-hydroxy Acids A key ingredient in specialized skin care products
Alpha-hydroxy Acids found a key ingredient in specialized skin care products. What is it and how does it help the skin?

Multi-century High-resolution Climate Simulations Created Using Supercomputers
Using state-of-the-art supercomputers climate scientists have performed a 400-year high-resolution global ocean-atmosphere simulation with results that are more similar to actual observations of surface winds and sea surface temperatures.

Jun 18, Blackheads How to remove blackheads?

Jun 18, Blackheads How to remove blackheads?
Blackheads - Causes, prevention and effective methods for removing blackheads.

Reconstructing Mandibular Defects With Bioengineered Tooth And Bone
Current strategies for jaw reconstruction require multiple procedures, first to repair the bone defect to offer sufficient support, and then to place the tooth implant. The entire procedure can be painful and time-consuming, and the desired aesthetic and functional repair can be achieved only when both steps are successful. Although the patient's quality of life can be improved significantly, the prognosis is often unpredictable, especially in young patients, whose jaws continue to grow, while the implant remains fixed.

Jul 9, Sun Protection is essential if you want to slow down skin aging.
Sun protection is essential if you want to slow skin aging and prevent damage to the skin. Find out more about the effects of sun on the skin and the different sun protection measures.

Drug Prevents Abnormalities That Lead To Seizures, Mouse Study Shows
Current medications for seizures are comparable to over-the-counter cold and flu remedies: They block symptoms, but don't significantly affect the underlying illnesses that cause them. Now scientists have taken the first step toward developing another option. They've used a drug to prevent the brain abnormalities that lead to seizures in mice with an inherited form of epilepsy.

Learning about Psoriasis - Options for Living with Psoriasis

Learning about Psoriasis - Options for Living with Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a condition that can cause discomfort, pain and emotional stress. There are a number of treatments available for patients, including new biologics that may be appropriate for people that have not had success yet with other treatments...

Has Your Acne Left Scars?
Acne affects an estimated 99% of people - mostly teenagers and young adults - at some point in their lives. Although acne is temporary, lasting from a few months to a few years, early therapy is necessary to prevent scarring and dyspigmentation, which, untreated, can persist for life...

Jun 18, Acne and Pimples Cause, Medicine and Treatments for better control of acne
What are the causes of acne and pimples? Are there any medicine or treatments that will help with to cure and control acne?

Getting Rid of Your Tattoo
Tired of your tattoo? Don't despair; most tattoo colors can be eliminated or lightened by a laser. Skin colored tattoos however, may undergo irreversible ink darkening. This includes white...

Friday, April 4, 2008

Jun 18, Eye Creams Choose the appropriate eye creams for your skin type

Jun 18, Eye Creams Choose the appropriate eye creams for your skin type
Find out more about the different types of eye creams and learn to choose the appropriate eye creams according to your skin type.

Jun 18, Body Care Products - What are the essential body care products?
What are the essential body care products that you should be using? Find out more.

Jun 25, Skin Problems Causes, prevention and treatment of various skin problems
Details on the various skin problems and their causes. Guide on how to prevent and treat them.

Is DNA Repair A Substitute For Sex?
Birds and bees may do it, but the microscopic animals called bdelloid rotifers seem to get along just fine without sex, thank you. What's more, they have done so over millions of years of evolution, resulting in at least 370 species. These hardy creatures somehow escape the usual drawback of asexuality -- extinction -- and researchers are finding out how.

Have Excess Facial Hair? It May Be Hirsutism

Have Excess Facial Hair? It May Be Hirsutism
Hirsutism is a term describing excessive growth of dark, terminal hairs in women in a male-type pattern (i.e. hair on the beard area, chest, and abdomen)...

Jul 9, Learn more about the effects of stress on your body, your health and your skin.
Learn more about the effects of stress on your body, your health and your skin.

Are Your Nails Changing?
Nearly half of all nail changes are due to fungal infection. The term, onychomycosis refers to a fungal infections of the nail. Fungal infections of the nails are common around the world...

Vitamin C: How It Helps Your Skin
Vitamin C ( L-ascorbic acid ) is a nutrient that your body is not able to produce itself and therefore you need to eat those healthy fruits and vegetables that contain it. You've heard that vitamin C is used to help treat colds, but did you know that it is also used to prevent and even reverse ageing skin?

Outdoor Skin Care Tips - Learn to look after your skin

Outdoor Skin Care Tips - Learn to look after your skin
It's Fall and we all know we need to take extra care of our skin in the summer due to an increase in sun exposure, but that should actually continue all year round...

A Resolution That Helps Your Skin - How Stopping Smoking Improves Your Skin
We all know that aging is a natural biological process that affects all of us. The aging of your skin is also greatly affected by external factors that accelerate this process; particularly smoking...

Jun 18, Acne and Pimples Cause, Medicine and Treatments for better control of acne
What are the causes of acne and pimples? Are there any medicine or treatments that will help with to cure and control acne?

Ugh, I Have a Hangnail - Tips to Keep Them Away
We've all had them, a nasty hangnail. They seem to come from nowhere and then you snag them on something and ouch! Hangnails are simply dead skin - skin that's dried out and needs to be cared for...

Struggling With Your Mirror Image

Struggling With Your Mirror Image
As we age, the skin droops and develops wrinkles, lines and furrows. Depending on your skin type, you may find your skin to be pre-disposed to wrinkling. But thanks to diligent research and new advances, there are a number of solutions to combat facial lines...

Stem Cell Breakthrough Offers Diabetes Hope
Scientists have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the quest to find new treatments for diabetes.

May 18, Choose Your Skin Care Products, Decision Made Easier with Choose It!
How to use Choose It! to help you choose your skin care products

Short, Long Sleep Duration Is Associated With Future Weight Gain In Adults
Both short and long sleeping times predict an increased risk of future body weight and fat gain in adults. Short and long duration sleepers were 35 percent and 25 percent more likely to experience a 5 kg weight gain, respectively, as compared with average duration sleepers over six years. The risk of developing obesity was elevated for short and long duration sleepers as compared with average duration sleepers, with 27 percent and 21 percent increases in risk, respectively.

Survival Of The Fattest: TB Accumulates Fat To Survive, And To Spread

Survival Of The Fattest: TB Accumulates Fat To Survive, And To Spread
Medical scientists have made an important discovery on TB. They have identified for the first time that the TB bug lays down body fat that may help it survive passing from one person to another and, in the process, the bacteria increase their resistance to the action of anti-TB drugs. This finding challenges the established view that the TB bacteria coughed up in sputum by infected individuals are rapidly multiplying.

The Changing Face of Cosmetic Surgery
The North American public's increased demand for cosmetic surgery has been well documented. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons...

Short, Long Sleep Duration Is Associated With Future Weight Gain In Adults
Both short and long sleeping times predict an increased risk of future body weight and fat gain in adults. Short and long duration sleepers were 35 percent and 25 percent more likely to experience a 5 kg weight gain, respectively, as compared with average duration sleepers over six years. The risk of developing obesity was elevated for short and long duration sleepers as compared with average duration sleepers, with 27 percent and 21 percent increases in risk, respectively.

The Facts About Cold Sores
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. There are two types of this virus and cold sores are usually caused by type 1 (known as HSV-1). The other type of herpes simplex virus, HSV-2, usually causes genital herpes. In general, we are infected with HSV-1 when we are children...

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Stem Cell Breakthrough Offers Diabetes Hope

Stem Cell Breakthrough Offers Diabetes Hope
Scientists have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the quest to find new treatments for diabetes.

Red Wine, Tea, May Help Regulate Blood Sugar In Type 2 Diabetics, Research Suggests
Red wine has been shown to protect people from heart disease, even when they follow a diet high in saturated fat, and the healing powers of tea are becoming the stuff of legend. Now, researchers have shown that these beverages may hold promise for regulating the blood sugar of people with type 2 diabetes.

Graphene Gazing Gives Glimpse Of Foundations Of Universe
Researchers have used graphene to measure an important and mysterious fundamental constant -- and glimpse the foundations of the universe. The universe and life on this planet are intimately controlled by several exact numbers; so-called fundamental or universal constants such as the speed of light and the electric charge of an electron.

Ugh, I Have a Hangnail - Tips to Keep Them Away
We've all had them, a nasty hangnail. They seem to come from nowhere and then you snag them on something and ouch! Hangnails are simply dead skin - skin that's dried out and needs to be cared for...

Head Lice - The Facts: Tiny Ugly Creatures But Nothing To Be Afraid Of!

Head Lice - The Facts: Tiny Ugly Creatures But Nothing To Be Afraid Of!
Despite the prevalence of lice in Canadian schools each year, at least a third of Canadian parents surveyed - 36 percent - do not feel very confident about identifying lice or nits in their child's hair...

Foods, Nutrition and Eczema - Is There a Link?
Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, is a chronic, recurring skin inflammation that appears as blisters that dry to become a scaly, itchy rash. People with eczema often have a personal or family history of allergic conditions...

The Best Moisturizers: Myth or Medicine?
Who doesn't want smooth, hydrated, healthy skin? From basic formulas that claim to keep skin moist, to concoctions that promise an end to aging skin and wrinkles, the choice of a skin moisturizer can be overwhelming...

Scientists Reshape Y Chromosome Haplogroup Tree Gaining New Insights Into Human Ancestry
The Y chromosome retains a remarkable record of human ancestry, passed directly from father to son. In an article in Genome Research, scientists have utilized recently described genetic variations on Y chromosome region that does not undergo recombination to significantly refine the Y chromosome haplogroup tree.

Jul 9, The effects of alcohol on the skin and the harm it is doing.

Jul 9, The effects of alcohol on the skin and the harm it is doing.
A description of the effects of alcohol on the skin, the damage that it does and the dangers.

Jun 25, Skin Care Site Search
Skin Care Site Search

Jun 18, A list of OTC acne medicines that are commonly used to treat acne
This is a list of OTC acne medicines that are commonly used to treat acne. Links to other resources are also provided if you need more information on the OTC acne medicines available.

Skin Tags and Seborrheic Keratoses
As time goes on, we all acquire tiny bits of extra skin called skin tags. These can range in size from 1-10 mm, and are flesh colored or brown...

Acne Myths: Chocolate and Sex Causes Acne!

Acne Myths: Chocolate and Sex Causes Acne!
Have you been told that you shouldn't eat chocolate because it causes acne? Or how about French fries? Pizza? Wrong! That's just a myth, and while certain foods can make acne worse for some people, researchers have found that it does not cause it! ...

Dry Skin Prevention - The Winter Itch Is Coming
Winter is coming, and shortly after the cold weather arrives doctors will be seeing the annual surge of people troubled by dry, itchy winter skin and by hand eczema. Much of this seasonal misery can be easily prevented...

Jun 18, Body Care Products - What are the essential body care products?
What are the essential body care products that you should be using? Find out more.

What You Need to Know About Laser Hair Removal
Many men and women have hair that they want to thin out or eliminate. Over the past 10 years laser hair removal has advanced to the point where black and brown hair can be reliably and safely treated with lasers...

Jul 9, Sun Protection is essential if you want to slow down skin aging.

Jul 9, Sun Protection is essential if you want to slow down skin aging.
Sun protection is essential if you want to slow skin aging and prevent damage to the skin. Find out more about the effects of sun on the skin and the different sun protection measures.

Smooth Sailing for the Best Shave
Shaving is like brushing your teeth. It is generally a hassle, but it needs to be done, and the results are always satisfying. That is, unless you have a fight with your shaver every day. Here are some facts and tips to ensure your daily shave goes smoothly...

Treating Cuts at Home in 5 Easy Steps
We all get cuts and scrapes from time to time, so here are some basic steps to make sure you are decreasing the chance of infection and minimizing scarring...

Is Your Skin Discolored From the Sun? It May be Melasma.
Melasma is a common increase of pigmentation that occurs exclusively in sun-exposed areas, in particular on the face...

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Skin Care Advice for Your Big Event

Skin Care Advice for Your Big Event
Everyone - guests and those who will be in the public eye - wants their skin to look its best on their big day. Here are some simple tips you can follow to help avoid skin problems on your special day...

Jul 9, Anti aging skin care tips Skin care tips for those who want to retain a youthf
Anti aging skin care tips will help you to retain your youthful look for many years. Besides a good skin care routine, changes towards a healthy lifestyle are essential steps in anti aging skin care.

Scientists Discover 356 Animal Inclusions Trapped In Opaque Amber 100 Million Years Old
Paleontologists have found the presence of 356 animal inclusions in completely opaque amber from mid-Cretaceous sites of Charentes. The team used the X-rays of the European light source to image two kilograms of the fossil tree resin with a technique that allows rapid survey of large amounts of opaque amber. At present this is the only way to discover inclusions in fully opaque amber.

Tai Chi Exercises Improve Type 2 Diabetes Control, Study Suggests
Tai Chi exercises can improve the control of type 2 diabetes, suggests a small study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Tai Chi Chuan is a traditional Chinese martial art, which combines deep diaphragmatic breathing and relaxation with gentle movement.

Jun 18, Facial Skin Care Products Guide on choosing facial skin care products

Jun 18, Facial Skin Care Products Guide on choosing facial skin care products
Detailed description on the various facial skin care products available. Guide on how to choose appropriate facial skin care products before you can devising your own skin care routine.

The Best Moisturizers: Myth or Medicine?
Who doesn't want smooth, hydrated, healthy skin? From basic formulas that claim to keep skin moist, to concoctions that promise an end to aging skin and wrinkles, the choice of a skin moisturizer can be overwhelming...

Don't Sweat it On the Hottest Day of the Year!
Okay, today may not be the hottest day of the year, but for one in twenty people, excess sweating is a daily problem that the rest of us can only relate to on extremely hot days...

May 18, Choose Your Skin Care Products, Decision Made Easier with Choose It!
How to use Choose It! to help you choose your skin care products

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

May 14, Skin Care News - Keep abreast on the latest skin care tips

May 14, Skin Care News - Keep abreast on the latest skin care tips
Subscribe to Skin Care News, stay in touch and keep abreast on the latest skin care tips

Managing Nail Infections
Onychomycosis is an infection of the toe nails or finger nails by fungi. It can be very uncomfortable, even painful and embarrassing. The most common spot is the toenail, especially the big toe...

Are Retinoids The Answer To Ageing?
Prevention; it's still the key when it comes to avoiding excessive aging of the skin. The best way to fight photo-aging (damage to your skin caused by getting too much sun exposure) is to protect yourself...

Is Your Skin Discolored From the Sun? It May be Melasma.
Melasma is a common increase of pigmentation that occurs exclusively in sun-exposed areas, in particular on the face...

Electric Shocks Boost Plants' Production Of Commercially Useful Chemicals

Electric Shocks Boost Plants' Production Of Commercially Useful Chemicals
Now for some "shocking" news about plants: Exposing plants to electricity can boost production of useful plant chemicals and may provide a cheaper, safer, and more efficient method for producing medicines, pesticides, and other commercially important plant-based materials, researchers report.

Ingrown Hairs? You Do Not Have to Put Up With It!
Quite a few men and women are troubled from time to time (or in some cases all the time) by ingrown hairs. For men, ingrown hairs or "razor bumps" are mainly a problem on the front of the neck and under the chin...

Two-drug Blood Pressure Therapy Dramatically Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
An international blood pressure study comparing two single-pill drug combinations has yielded results so significant that the study has been stopped early -- and the researchers say their findings might alter the way high blood pressure is treated worldwide. The study revealed that the patients taking one of the combinations had 20 percent fewer heart-related events than the patients taking the other one. Those events included cardiovascular deaths, heart attacks, strokes, hospitalizations for unstable angina and treatments to re-open blocked heart arteries.

Childhood Leukemia Survivors Struggle With Long-term Comorbidities, Study Shows
Survival rates of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, have improved greatly in the past three decades, but survivors of this disease still seem to face many health and lifestyle challenges as young adults. Depending on the extent of their disease and treatment methods, many continue to struggle with one or more life-long medical conditions and decreased quality of life, according to a new study.

Spreading the Flu, Colds and Germs

Spreading the Flu, Colds and Germs
Do you know that approximately one out of three people do not wash their hands after using the restroom? (US Center for Disease Control, 2005)...

Majority Of US Physicians Favor National Health Insurance
The largest survey ever of American physicians' opinions on health-care financing has found that 59 percent of doctors support government legislation to establish national health insurance while only 32 percent oppose it. Support has grown 10 percent over past 5 years.

Jun 25, Skin Care Site Search
Skin Care Site Search

Jun 18, Blackheads How to remove blackheads?
Blackheads - Causes, prevention and effective methods for removing blackheads.

Study Questions 'Cost Of Complexity' In Evolution

Study Questions 'Cost Of Complexity' In Evolution
Higher organisms do not have a "cost of complexity" -- or slowdown in the evolution of complex traits -- according to a new article in Nature. Biologists have long puzzled over the relationship between evolution of complex traits and the randomness of mutations in genes. Some have proposed that a "cost of complexity" makes it more difficult to evolve a complicated trait by random mutations, because effects of beneficial mutations are diluted.

Why The Flu Virus Is More Infectious In Cold Winter Temperatures
A new finding may account for why the flu virus is more infectious in cold winter temperatures than during the warmer months. At winter temperatures, the virus's outer covering, or envelope, hardens to a rubbery gel that could shield the virus as it passes from person to person, the researchers have found. At warmer temperatures, however, the protective gel melts to a liquid phase. But this liquid phase apparently isn't tough enough to protect the virus against the elements, and so the virus loses its ability to spread from person to person.

Jun 18, Facial Skin Care Products Guide on choosing facial skin care products
Detailed description on the various facial skin care products available. Guide on how to choose appropriate facial skin care products before you can devising your own skin care routine.

Distinctly Higher Transmission Rates Achieved With Conventional Wireless Networks
In theory, wireless networks can transfer only a limited amount of information. However, researchers have now shown how the limits of conventional W-LAN networks can be significantly overcome. It is a battle with the boundaries of physics: ever since information transmission theory was developed, it has been known that only a limited amount of data can be transferred by wireless communication within a defined frequency band.

May 14, Skin Care News - Keep abreast on the latest skin care tips

May 14, Skin Care News - Keep abreast on the latest skin care tips
Subscribe to Skin Care News, stay in touch and keep abreast on the latest skin care tips

Jun 18, Stretch Marks How to get rid of stretch marks?
A discussion on the cause of stretch marks and treatment options available. How do I get rid of the stretch marks? That is the question that needs some answers.

Jun 18, Knowing the causes of acne is the first step towards acne control and treatment
Knowing the causes of acne is an important first step towards acne control and treatment

Cold Sores - How to Prevent and Treat Them
Cold sores are very common and quite contagious. Sometimes referred to as fever blisters, cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex1 virus (HSV-1)...

Jun 18, Blackheads How to remove blackheads?

Jun 18, Blackheads How to remove blackheads?
Blackheads - Causes, prevention and effective methods for removing blackheads.

Halloween and Your Skin
With Halloween upon us, adults and children alike are planning costumes for parties, school events and trick or treating. For some adults, it is the one time of year that "the inner child" comes out to play...

Stigma Clings Stubbornly To Women Living With HIV/AIDS
HIV-positive women in the United States face strikingly high levels of stigma, according to new survey results. The results reveal pervasive negative views of HIV-positive women and a high level of discomfort in interacting with them. Many of the responses display a lack of knowledge of how HIV is transmitted and misplaced fear of contracting the virus that indicate a pressing need to increase prevention education efforts.

Hormone That Controls Hunger And Appetite Also Linked To Reduced Fertility
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that in-utero exposure to the hormone grhelin, a molecule that controls appetite and hunger and nutrition, can result in decreased fertility and fewer offspring.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Menopause Is An Adaptation To Minimize Reproductive Competition Between Females In A Family, Research Suggests

Menopause Is An Adaptation To Minimize Reproductive Competition Between Females In A Family, Research Suggests
Insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change. However, new research suggests that menopause is an adaptation to minimize reproductive competition between generations of females in the same family unit.

Kidney Extracted Through The Vagina, First Time In Europe, Second In World
Doctors have successfully extracted a kidney through the vagina of a 66 year woman diagnosed with renal cancer. This procedure does not leave external scars, and the recovery time is much less than that of traditional surgery.

Spreading the Flu, Colds and Germs
Do you know that approximately one out of three people do not wash their hands after using the restroom? (US Center for Disease Control, 2005)...

Skin Tags and Seborrheic Keratoses
As time goes on, we all acquire tiny bits of extra skin called skin tags. These can range in size from 1-10 mm, and are flesh colored or brown...

Ingrown Hairs? You Do Not Have to Put Up With It!

Ingrown Hairs? You Do Not Have to Put Up With It!
Quite a few men and women are troubled from time to time (or in som