Early day care may promote eczema development

2010-09-03T14:31:22Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany. Eczema is a collective term for different skin conditions characterized by a scaly, itchy, reddish rash. From 10 percent to 20 percent of infants and children experi...

Doctors use bone marrow stem cells to treat skin disorder

2010-08-11T14:15:50Z

In what is believed to be a medical first, researchers have used stem cells from bone marrow to repair the skin of young patients with a painful and usually deadly skin disease, a study published Wednesday says. Researchers led by University of Minnesota doctors John Wagner and Jakub Tolar in 2007 began t...

Homeopathic doctor uses venom to treat Afghans

2010-08-08T21:15:10Z

Poison from snakes, scorpions: Without enough doctors, Afghans turn to homeopathic medicine

The hundreds of patients who flock to Mohammad Sherzad's homeopathic clinic in northern Afghanistan are greeted with a glass case of snakes and a covered glass dish of scorpions. For decades, Sherzad has been extracting poison from snakes and scorpions, mixi...

Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study

2010-08-03T15:47:07Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study. The edits come days after a Reuters Health story -- http://link.reuters.com/wuv52n -- about serious shortcomings in the report. Dr.

What "clinically proven" means for a beauty product

2010-07-23T11:45:52Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Science doesn't just help to invent new products, it can push existing ones. Look no further than the beauty industry. It does lots of testing and flaunts products with scientific terms like microbeads, enzymes and rejuvenating serums. But what are the data behind them? And what if the company selling the product did the tests? Take Inneov Sun Sensitivity, a nutritional supplement "clinically pr...

Americans turn cold shoulder to sunscreen: poll

2010-07-16T13:16:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Even as summer temperatures soar, Americans are turning a cold shoulder to sunscreen, according to a poll released on Friday. Only one-fifth of Americans wear sunscreen before going outside most days during the summer and just under one-third apply it even a few days during the season, according to the Marist Instit...

Tanning industry in Neb. burned over new tax

2010-07-01T14:00:11Z

Tanning industry in Nebraska burned over new tax, say customers already staying out of salons

Red in the face over a new tax that is part of the federal health care bill, about 150 tanning salon owners, workers and customers protested at the Capitol on Thursday, the day the tax went into effect. Some workers said their bosses had already hinted that they might lose their jobs because of a drop in business the new 10 ...

Skin condition linked to cancer risk: study

2010-06-24T14:45:09Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with the skin condition atopic dermatitis may be at greater risk of getting cancer than those without it, new research hints. But it's unclear whether this increased risk is related to the medication patients take for the condition, or the condition itself, the researchers emphasize. Atopic dermatitis is a type of eczema, or skin inflammation, that arises from an allergic reaction. It aff...

McCain to Snooki: I won't tax your tanning bed

2010-06-11T06:15:17Z

John McCain to "Jersey Shore's" Snooki: "I would never tax your tanning bed!"

Arizona Sen. John McCain is taking to Twitter to slam President Barack Obama, this time in an exchange with a star from Reuters Health) - Laser therapy that delivers a concentrated beam of ultraviolet light may help ease a hard-to-treat form of eczema, a small study suggests. The study, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, compared the effects of laser therapy versus corticosteroid ointment in 13 patients with what is known as the prurigo form of atopic dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is a type of eczema, or skin inflamm...

Sunscreen changes expected, but not before summer

2010-05-27T09:17:16Z

FDA to adopt better sunscreen labels, but not in time for summer

A clearer, more meaningful standard for sunscreen labels is coming soon to a lotion near you, but not in time for the summer beach season that kicks off this Memorial Day weekend. The Food and Drug Administration is working to finish new labeling rules that h...

Early paracetamol, antibiotics tied to eczema

2010-05-20T13:30:35Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children given antibiotics or the pain reliever paracetamol in infancy may be at increased risk of developing eczema in later childhood, a new study from Spain hints. But the findings don't mean that parents should avoid using paracetamol -- known in the US as acetaminophen (

Skin condition more likely in educated parents' kids

2010-05-13T14:30:54Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children of highly educated parents may be more prone to an irritating skin disorder than peers from less educated families, a new study suggests. Austrian researchers note in the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology that as many as one in five children between the ages of 6 and 14 suffer from atopic dermatitis, a common type of eczema, which causes itchy and scaly rashes. According to the s...

Conn. prison goats nibble weeds, landscaping costs

2010-04-29T10:15:56Z

Conn. prison adopts 2 goats, finds they can trim weeds, poison ivy and landscaping costs

Two members of the work detail at a Connecticut state prison are expected to be penned there for life, working on the fence line to remove weeds and poison ivy. They seem to like the work and actually find the poison ivy delicious. Nibbles and Bits, a pair of goats, were taken to the Corrigan-Radgowski prison in a rural pat...

Tanning bed tax worries beleaguered industry

2010-04-22T14:16:02Z

Looming tanning bed tax turning the heat up on beleaguered industry

It's prime season for tanning beds, when proms and spring beach vacations prompt young women to pack indoor salons in search of bronze skin to go with their new bikinis. But business is slow this spring. Health warnings about the skin cancer risks of tanning beds, combined with consumers forgoing nonessentials in this recession, have the nation's estimated 18,000 tanning salons on hard times. Now ...

Should patients see the dermatologist together?

2010-04-20T14:31:07Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're frustrated by long waits to see a dermatologist, you and your skin doctor might want to consider a group appointment, a new study in the Archives of Dermatology shows. Researchers looked at shared medical appointments, which are an increasingly popular approach to improving the quality and efficiency of patient care. These appointments typically involve having patients with similar med...

Can you become addicted to tanning beds?

2010-04-19T15:02:15Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're someone who lies in a tanning bed too much, you may be likely to suffer from addictive behavior often seen with substance abuse, as well as anxiety, according to a new study. Catherine Mosher and Sharon Danoff-Burg, researchers at Reuters) - Celgene Corp is set to showcase its research pipeline to Wall Street on Thursday -- hoping to prove that it has a long-term growth story that goes beyond its flagship multiple myeloma drug Revlimid. The company will provide details on ...

Heat treatment found effective for plantar warts

2010-03-19T13:30:25Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A targeted heat treatment appears to alleviate bothersome and sometimes painful plantar warts, researchers from China have found. Plantar warts are skin growths on the soles of the feet caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which enters the body through tiny cuts and breaks in the skin. Plantar warts often develop beneath pressure points in the feet,...

Melanoma survivors at higher risk of other cancers

2010-03-16T13:01:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Melanoma survivors are at increased risk of other cancers as well as the return of their skin cancers, according to a new study, leading National Cancer Institute researchers to urge lifelong follow-up of such survivors. The study included data from more than 89,500 patients collected from 1973 to 2006. There were ...

Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells

2010-03-11T11:45:27Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. Hans Clevers and a team of Dutch and Swedish researchers conducted a study in mice and found that the stem cell that gives produces all the different cells of the skin actually lives in hair follicles. The findings, which they say wil...

Fear of ageing drives men's cosmetic sales

2010-03-08T06:00:28Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Male cosmetics sales in Britain are growing at twice the rate of the female market, according to a survey, with the need to look good for job interviews and the fear of looking old playing key roles. One in five men use hair dye to cover up signs of grey, the survey of 1,013 males for L'Oreal...

Your old mascara may be spoiling your looks

2010-04-16T06:58:29Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The average British woman's cosmetic bag is out of date by a worrying four years, according to a study on Wednesday. Women are using cosmetics well past the use-by date, unaware that some products could be magnets for germs which could damage their health and looks, said Sara Stern, Director of Cosmetics at retail chain Debenhams. "British women a...

Retin-A researcher Kligman dies in Pa. at 93

2010-04-16T07:01:20Z

Dermatologist Kligman, whose research led to acne and wrinkle drug Retin-A, dies in Pa. at 93

Dermatologist Albert M. Kligman, whose research led to discoveries including the acne and wrinkle drug Retin-A but whose pioneering work was overshadowed by his experiments involving prisoners, has died. He was 93. Kligman died Feb. 9 of heart failure at Perrigo says FDA clears generic version of medicated shampoo Loprox

Perrigo Co. said Thursday it received marketing approval for a generic version of a medicated shampoo. Perrigo gained Food and Drug Administration approval for its ciclopirox shampoo. The shampoo is a gener...

Laser treatment maker Cutera breaks even in 4Q

2010-04-16T07:10:09Z

Laser treatment maker Cutera breaks even in 4th quarter with boost in revenue plus tax gain

Cutera Inc., which makes laser skin treatments that dermatologists and plastic surgeons use, said Monday that it broke even during its fiscal fourth quarter on a boost in revenue and a tax gain. The company earned $7,000, or zero cents per share, compared with a loss of $13.5 million, or $1.01 per share, a year earlier. ...

How To Care For Oily Skin

2010-04-19T17:06:02Z

Author: Ellsworth Cannon

To start the discussion on oily skin care, it's imperative to first understand the cause behind oily skin. Put simply, oily skin is a result of excessive production of sebum (an oily substance that is naturally produced by skin). As is known to everyone, excess of everything is bad; so excessive sebum is bad too. It leads to clogging of skin pores...

FDA debates tougher cancer warning on tanning beds

2010-04-16T07:33:15Z

HEALTHBEAT: Spring will bring FDA hearing on stronger warnings about cancer and tanning beds

Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk. Yes, sunburns are particularly dangerous. But there's increasing scientific consensus that there's no such...

5 More Skin Care Myths Dispelled

2010-04-19T16:53:32Z

Author: Naomi Andrews

I have already written a lot about various myths about the skin and skin care but the misconceptions never cease.

Some of the skin care myths are more than just old wives' tales. Rather, they have been passed on from generations to generations, from mothers to daughters and have become deep rooted in the minds of women. However, if we live under the...

Severe form of psoriasis ups heart disease risk

2010-04-16T07:32:59Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with severe forms of the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis are more likely to die of heart-related causes and stroke than those without the condition, new research shows. In fact, for people with the severe form of psoriasis, the condition is a bigger risk factor for heart- and stroke-related death than high blood pressure, Dr. Joel M....

Cutera sees 4Q sales of $15 million, above Street

2010-04-16T07:44:28Z

Cutera forecasts 4th-quarter sales above expectations, shares climb

Cutera Inc., a maker of laser skin treatment systems used by dermatologists and plastic surgeons, said Monday it expects fourth-quarter revenue of about $15 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters forecast, on average, sales of $14.2 million for the quarte...

Warts Treatments

2010-04-19T16:36:37Z

Author: bcured

Warts are actually benign tumors of the epidermis caused by a virus. The virus responsible is the human papilloma virus (HPV), a double-stranded DNA virus. The virus resides in the bottom layer of the epidermis and replicates into almost normal-looking skin. Different sub-types of HPV cause different types of warts. Some human papilloma virus subtypes also cause cervical canc...

Hi-Tech Pharmacal says FDA clears Tropazone lotion

2010-08-25T14:08:36Z

Hi-Tech gets approval on prescription dermatitis treatment, will launch Tropazone in February

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. said Thursday it received marketing approval for a prescription lotion called Tropazone for dermatitis — or skin rash. The company said the Food and Drug Administration c...

New for 2010: anti-wrinkle bras, protein undies

2010-06-14T11:50:09Z

Bras that pump up or down with body temperature and smooth out ageing cleavages are among hot new undies to be unveiled at this month's Paris lingerie show, organisers said on Thursday. A Dutch-designed anti-wrinkle bra that can iron out crinkly cleavages as a woman sleeps, and a smart Slovenian brassiere whose foam cups expand with body heat when the wearer works out or flirts, are amid innovations at the January 23-25 Paris trade fair. "High-te...

Face looking old? Don't blame your genes

2010-04-16T08:09:35Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can blame those coarse wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight. Because twins share genes, but may have different exposures to environmental factors, studying twins allows an, "opportunity to control for genetic susceptibility," Reuters Health) - Chronically itchy skin can take not only a physical toll but a psychological one as well, a new study suggests. Research has linked various skin conditions, such as severe acne, psoriasis and eczema, to higher risks of depression, anxiety and stress in some individuals. But it has not been clear whether chronic itchiness -- a common symptom of skin disorders -- can cause its own distress. The ne...

Idiots Buy Wrinkle Cream While the Wise Get Free Wrinkle Cream

2010-04-19T16:02:39Z

Author: Sean Saunders

You know as well as everyone else that companies and retailers give away free things all the time. In light of that fact, it should be of no surprise then to find out that some cosmetic companies are willing to give you wrinkle cream for free. That's right, you don't have to buy wrinkle cream, you can get it absolutely free. Sounds too good to be true, does...

Face Wrinkle Cream - What Type of Facial Wrinkle Cream is Best?

2010-04-19T16:02:19Z

Author: Sean Saunders

When faced with the decision of choosing a face wrinkle cream, you are not without options. As a matter of fact, some might go as far to say that there's almost too many options for you to sort through. On the other hand, though, many people feel that when it comes to wrinkles & aging, there is never enough options. That being said, in order to help you...

Secret Room Events,SLS Hotel and Pevonia Botanica Skincare Golden Globe Gifting Suite...

2010-03-28T14:17:16Z

Secret Room Events,SLS Hotel and Pevonia Botanica Skincare Golden Globe Gifting Suite at SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA 01-14-2010 Photo by Scott Kirkland-Globe Photos @ 2010 ZOE MYERS

Maintain Healthy Skin

Early day care may promote eczema development

Doctors use bone marrow stem cells to treat skin disorder

Homeopathic doctor uses venom to treat Afghans

Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study

What "clinically proven" means for a beauty product

Americans turn cold shoulder to sunscreen: poll

Tanning industry in Neb. burned over new tax

Skin condition linked to cancer risk: study

McCain to Snooki: I won't tax your tanning bed

Sunscreen changes expected, but not before summer

Early paracetamol, antibiotics tied to eczema

Skin condition more likely in educated parents' kids

Conn. prison goats nibble weeds, landscaping costs

Tanning bed tax worries beleaguered industry

Should patients see the dermatologist together?

Can you become addicted to tanning beds?

Heat treatment found effective for plantar warts

Melanoma survivors at higher risk of other cancers

Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells

Fear of ageing drives men's cosmetic sales

Your old mascara may be spoiling your looks

Retin-A researcher Kligman dies in Pa. at 93

Laser treatment maker Cutera breaks even in 4Q

How To Care For Oily Skin

FDA debates tougher cancer warning on tanning beds

5 More Skin Care Myths Dispelled

Severe form of psoriasis ups heart disease risk

Cutera sees 4Q sales of $15 million, above Street

Warts Treatments

Hi-Tech Pharmacal says FDA clears Tropazone lotion

New for 2010: anti-wrinkle bras, protein undies

Face looking old? Don't blame your genes

Idiots Buy Wrinkle Cream While the Wise Get Free Wrinkle Cream

Face Wrinkle Cream - What Type of Facial Wrinkle Cream is Best?

Secret Room Events,SLS Hotel and Pevonia Botanica Skincare Golden Globe Gifting Suite...