Features Related to Skin Problems & Treatments
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Ringworm or Candida: What’s the Difference?
It can begin as a small sore, scaly skin, or a rash. Then it often spreads, itches, or burns. If you're experiencing any of these symptoms, you may have a fungal infection. The infections can affect anyone, but if you (or your children) play sports or are engaged regularly in other physical activiti
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All About Jock Itch
Jock itch may not be what you think it is. For starters, it isn't caused by jock straps. And it doesn't only affect athletes or weekend warriors. In fact, people who are sedentary may be just as likely as very active people to get jock itch. Here's what causes this common and uncomfortable problem,
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Teen Acne Solutions
Getting ready to go anywhere -- school, out with friends, out to a party -- was a hassle during her high school years, recalls Sarah, now a 19-year-old college freshman in New York City. The problem? Acne. "I hated not being able to just get out of the shower and go straight out," says Sarah, who as
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Talking About Your Psoriasis to Others
One of the challenges of psoriasis is having to explain your skin condition to others. Most people don't know much about psoriasis, and many fear it's contagious. "That can make the job of explaining why your skin looks the way it does especially difficult," says Julie Nelligan, PhD, a Portland-base
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Natural Treatments for Hair Loss
If you Google "natural hair loss treatments," a long list of tonics, creams, and supplements appears. But do they work? Paradi Mirmirani, MD, a dermatologist for Permanente Medical Group in Vallejo, Calif., spends a lot of time steering patients away from products recommended by their friends and fa
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At Risk for Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia?
If you thought chickenpox was a "once and done" childhood illness, you're only two-thirds right. For about one million American adults each year, that long-forgotten rash returns in a new painful form: shingles. The pain of shingles can be excruciating, but the condition goes away in a few weeks --
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3 Questions About Eczema
If your child has a dry, itchy skin rash on the elbow, eczema is most likely to blame. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, atopic, or allergy-related, eczema affects up to 30% of Americans, mostly kids, and the figure is on the rise. At a meeting of the American A
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WebMD Top Mobile Search Terms
You're on the go, and so is your need for health information. This year, the top search terms on WebMD's mobile site showed you had symptoms on your mind, and you wanted answers. Here are WebMD's top search terms from its mobile site in 2011: Ringworm: Maybe you saw that telltale ring on your skin a
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Advances in Psoriasis Treatment
Psoriasis treatment has come a long way in the past 10 years. That's welcome news for the 7.5 million people with this complex skin disease. "Every year, we've had either a new medication or a new use for one of these medications," says Michael P. Heffernan, MD, a dermatologist with Central Derma
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Children With Eczema: How to Stop the Scratching
When Stephanie Knox’s 8-year-old daughter, Paige, starts scratching her eczema, sometimes she just can’t stop. "It’s really amazing how she can keep scratching and digging at her skin and still the itch doesn’t go away," says Knox. "So we’ve had to come up with some creative ways to help soothe her
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