How To Stop Winter From Weathering Your Skin
All winter flakes are not made of snow. Cold weather wreaks havoc on our skin, sometimes making it dry and flaky. Skin dries out if it’s deprived of water and this dryness often causes itchiness, resulting in a condition commonly referred to as “winter itch.” “Most of us experience dry and itchy skin from time to time, but you should seek medical attention if discomfort becomes severe,” says Dr.
Fight Off Aches & Pains This Winter With Extra Vitamin D
It’s no wonder many people feel achy and sore, and sometimes tired and depressed, during winter months they’re often not getting enough vitamin D. The body makes vitamin D from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, so it’s known as the sunshine vitamin, but this source is in short supply throughout late fall and winter. According to an extensive review of clinical research in a report from Pain Treatment Topics (
World Psoriasis Day Supplement Available On EPG Patient Direct
EPG Health Media this week launched a ‘World Psoriasis Day’ supplement on its public health website http://www.epgpatientdirect.org. The temporary feature is intended to raise awareness of the annual international event, which was held this year on Wednesday 29th October.
Targeting Skin Immune System For Radically Improved Vaccines
UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research. The grant, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Professor Mark Kendall, titled “Nanopatch Delivery of DNA-Based Malaria Vaccines to Skin: Precisely Targeting the Skin Immune System for Radically Improved Vaccines.
New Topical Approach To Treating Nail Fungus Circumvents Problems With Current Therapy
A novel topical therapy for nail fungus, NB-002, has demonstrated a new topical approach to healing nail fungus by penetrating skin pores and diffusing through the skin that surrounds the entire nail plate, according to a study conducted by NanoBio Corporation. The data represent a unique approach to treating nail fungus (onychomycosis), which resists topical therapies because they cannot penetrate the nail and access the site of infection.
ELASTIderm Eye Treatment Regenerates Elastic Fibers In Skin Around The Eyes, New Study Finds
Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMPI), a leader in topical aesthetic and therapeutic skin health systems, announced today the publication of a study of its copper-zinc malonate eye treatment ELASTIderm™ in the September 2008 issue of Experimental Dermatology, a premier journal of investigative dermatology. The results of the study suggest that six weeks of treatment with ELASTIderm can enhance the biosynthesis of elastin in skin.
The New Facelift Procedures: Surgical Vs. Non-Surgical Facelift
The Three Ways of Facial Aging - Facial aging has always been associated with the visual signs of sagging skin. For decades, the favored treatment of this sagging skin has been a facelift. When aging recurred, another facelift was done, and so on. After a second or third facelift, the individual no longer looked natural, and instead had a “tight or pulled” appearance.
About Laser Eyelid Surgery, Traditional Eyelid Surgery And Asian Eyelid Surgery
From the 1970’s through the 1990’s cosmetic eyelid surgery consisted primarily of cutting out skin and fat from the eyelids and reconnecting the skin for a tighter look. However, as time went on, these patients’ eyes began to look hollow. More recent eyelid plastic surgery procedures have moved toward preservation and redistribution of the precious eyelid fat.
Endoscopic Sympathectomy A Minimally Invasive Procedure To Decrease Excessive Sweating
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center will broadcast an endoscopic sympathectomy to decrease excessive sweating in the hands, feet, under arms or face. This technique is minimally invasive with a small incision made in each side of the chest. Patients typically go home two to three hours after surgery and notice results immediately. This surgical demonstration and panel discussion will broadcast over the Internet on
Topical Treatment For Cold Sores Achieves Efficacy Of Oral Drugs; Represents Paradigm Shift In The Treatment Of Skin Infections
Scientists at NanoBio Corporation have demonstrated for the first time in humans that a novel topical treatment for cold sores (herpes labialis), NB-001, speeds healing of lesions as effectively as the leading oral systemic drugs but without safety or toxicity concerns. The new data provide the first proof of principle that a topical agent can attain equivalent efficacy rates to oral systemic drugs, according to the NanoBio scientists.
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