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The skinny on skin types
Are you super-sensitive to the sun, or is your skin ultra-tolerant to its rays? Everyone is at risk, but Lisa Richman, executive director of the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation, offers five notable facts you might not know. It's in the genes...
Tags: Dermatologists, Genes and Chromosomes, Skin Cancer
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Best Dermatologist
1) Dr. Mark Oestreicher (Adult and Pediatric Dermatology Specialists) Once again, this title has been taken by Dr. Mark Oestreicher, who practices out of Trumbull and Westport, heads the dermatology department at Bridgeport Hospital and teaching at Yale,...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Dermatologists, Skin Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: Echinacea (dietary supplement), Physiology, Blood Disorders, Breads, Consumer Goods Industries
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New sunscreen labels shed better light on UV protection
Since the advent of sunscreen, we've looked to the almighty SPF number as the gauge by which we protect our skin from the hot South Florida sun. Turns out that number has been awfully misleading.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is overhauling how...Tags: Dermatologists, Skin Damage, Sunburn, Food and Drug Administration, Health
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Skin Scan: An App To Prevent Skin Cancer
FOX 17 ProducerCould an app really save your life? According to the maker of Skin Scan - an app designed to help detect skin cancer - it can. Skin Scan offers a digital diagnosis of moles on the body – using the same markers doctors look for – asymmetry,...Tags: Cancer, Mole (lesion), Dermatologists, Skin Cancer, Health
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Inside GET-THIN
It's a Friday afternoon and the movie "Moneyball" is playing in a medical clinic waiting room at 9001 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. No one is there to watch it, just rows of vacant chairs. Perhaps it's just an off day, but on two other recent visits,...Tags: Highway Transportation, Litigation, Advertising, Television Industry, Angelina Jolie
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Five ways to keep skin healthy all summer long
Summer is just around the corner, but its damaging rays and humidity have already arrived. We all know too much sun can damage skin and speed aging, while too much moisture can clog pores. With the right products, you can keep your skin safe from the...
Tags: Philosophy, Cancer, Dermatologists, Sunburn, Philosophy
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CDC: Half of young adults get sunburned
ATLANTA (AP) — Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the past year, a government survey found — a sign young people aren’t heeding the warnings about skin cancer. The rate of sunburn is about the same...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer, Dermatologists, Hospitals and Clinics, Sunburn
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Christiansburg woman's cancer diagnosis comes during pregnancy
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterBig hats, sunscreen It's that time of the year to begin thinking about how to protect yourself from the strong sun and skin cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, melanoma is the third most common skin cancer and the...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer, Dermatologists, Skin Cancer, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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N.J. tanning bed mom: Tanorexic? Or victim of a witch hunt?
The case of the New Jersey woman accused of taking her young daughter into a tanning bed and letting her burn appears to be raising a question for many people. The question isn't: Did she or didn't she? The question is: Could this woman be a tanorexic?...
Tags: Dermatologists, Los Angeles Times, Health, Skin Cancer, Google+
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Women & Melanoma: Study finds skin cancer rate rising
CW33 NewsAnother cloudless sky in north Texas; in fact we have 135 days just like today every single year but now researchers suggest the sun isn't the biggest factor when it comes to getting skin cancer. That they say you can get that indoors. Researchers at...Tags: Freckles (complexion), Dermatologists, Sunburn, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic
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Prom season heats up visits to tanning beds
WGN NewsAs prom season heats up, so do tanning beds. Despite repeated warnings, millions still seek out the so-called summer glow. Yet the end result is definitely not pretty. Dawn Meyers, skin cancer patient: "Mainly did the tanning bed diehard in my 20s. In my...Tags: Cancer, Dermatologists, Sunburn, Skin Cancer, Health
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