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News and Features Related to Skin Problems & Treatments
- Why Women Wrinkle Around Mouth
Dec. 16, 2009 -- Biology may be the reason why women are more prone than men to developing wrinkles around the lips -- called perioral wrinkles-- and deeper ones, too, a new study says. Researchers from the Netherlands say they’ve found that: Women’s skin tissues around the mouth contain fewer sweat
Read Full Article - MRSA Strain on the Rise in Hospitals
Nov. 24, 2009 -- A potentially dangerous and rapidly spreading strain of the "superbug" MRSA poses a much greater public health threat than previously thought, new research shows. Community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) is spreading in hospitals and other health care facilities, according to a study in
Read Full Article - Bacteria Key to Healthy Skin
Nov. 23, 2009 -- Bacteria normally found on the skin's surface may play a key role in preventing inflammation and disease. A new study shows that bacteria living on the skin's surface, including staphylococcal types that typically induce inflammation below the skin, actually prevent excessive inflam
Read Full Article - Stem Cells May Be Used as Skin Grafts
Nov. 19, 2009 -- Human embryonic stem cells can be used to produce skin grafts for people who have been seriously burned, shows a study published in The Lancet. Though patients have benefited from cell therapy for two decades, the techniques used have had limitations, write Hind Guenou, PhD, of INSE
Read Full Article - New Drug for Lingering Shingles Pain
Nov. 17, 2009 - The FDA has approved a new treatment for postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the nerve pain that sometimes lingers after an attack of shingles. The new PHN drug is Qutenza. It's made by Lohmann Therapie-Systems AD of Andernach, Germany, and distributed by NeurogesX Inc. of San Mateo, Calif
Read Full Article - Shingles Recurs More Often Than Thought
Nov. 2, 2009 (Philadelphia) -- People with shingles are more likely to suffer a recurrence than previously thought, especially if their attack is accompanied by lasting pain, researchers report. "The risk of getting shingles again, once you already have it, is about one in three," says Barbara Yawn,
Read Full Article - Deadlier Strain of MRSA Emerges
Nov. 2, 2009 (Philadelphia) -- A newly discovered strain of drug-resistant staph bacteria is five times more deadly than other strains, a new study suggests. Adding insult to injury, the new superbug appears to have some resistance to the antibiotic commonly used to treat it, researchers report. Hal
Read Full Article - Pumpkin Protein May Field Off Yeast Infections
Oct. 30, 2009 -- Researchers in South Korea say pumpkin skins contain a powerful antifungal protein that works against the cause of many common yeast infections. Reporting in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Chosun University scientists from Kwangju, South
Read Full Article - Dark Colors Keep Out Sun's Harmful Rays
Oct. 16, 2009 -- Darker colors in cotton fabric provide better protection against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays than lighter tones, new research indicates. Scientists in Spain say people should "think blue or red" instead of yellow when choosing clothing, because the darker hues on cotton fabri
Read Full Article - Shingles May Raise Risk of Stroke
Oct. 8, 2009 -- Adults with shingles are at increased risk for stroke, especially if they have shingles that affects the eyes, a study shows. The study is not the first to show an elevated stroke risk associated with shingles, but it is the first to quantify the risk, researchers say. Compared to ad
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