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Skin Care: It's Not Just for Women

For many men, "skin care" is something their wives or girlfriends do. Reaching for the shaving cream, they knock over bottles of moisturizers and creams and wonder if all those expensive potions and their exotic ingredients are even worth the plastic they're packaged in. So it's not surprising that
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New Skin Cancer Drug Zolinza Approved

Oct. 11, 2006 - The FDA has approved a new drug to treat a rare and slow-growing type of skin cancer. The agency approved Zolinza capsules for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), a type of lymphoma that affects the skin. The drug is approved for treatment when the disease gets worse,
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Psoriasis May Up Risk of Heart Attack

Oct. 10, 2006 -- Psoriasis -- a chronic skin condition that affects 2%-3% of adults -- may also be a risk factor for heart attack. "In patients under age 50 with severe disease, the risk is comparable to diabetesdiabetes. This is the first study to show this," Joel M. Gelfand, MD, tells WebMD. Gelfa
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Drug-Resistant Acne: All in the Family

Oct. 2, 2006 -- An antibiotic-resistant acne germ can spread among family members, Swedish researchers find. The germ is Propionibacterium acnes. Skin colonized by P. acnes tends to erupt into the blotches and pustules of acne. Since the 1960s, doctors have fought P. acnes with antibiotics. The bug
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Cosmetic Surgery Low Down

By Wendy Schmid With celeb rags documenting lip and nose jobs and plastic-surgery dramas playing in prime time, nips and tucks have gained a new, “everyone’s doing it” vibe. (Why, even the occasional pop singer has been known to give her nose a tweak—shortly after claiming she loved her body in the
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FDA May Limit Skin Bleaching Products

Aug. 30, 2006 -- The FDA is seeking to ban over-the-counter sales of skin bleaching drug products. The FDA cites the possible risk of cancer cancer and skin discoloration from hydroquinone typically found in these products. However, those cancer studies were done on rats, not people. "The actual ris
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Acne Drug Accutane Ups Cholesterol

Aug. 21, 2006 -- There are new safety concerns about the controversial prescription acne acne drug Accutane. In a study involving almost 14,000, mostly young patients taking the drug, elevations in blood cholesterol, triglycerides triglycerides (a blood fat), and a blood liver function test were mor
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Don't Lose Sleep Over Bed Bugs

As if you needed something else to worry about, a scourge from the last century is rearing its ugly head. Or, more to the point, its sucker. Bed bugs, that pest from the old bedtime rhyme (Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite.), are making a comeback. More of a nuisance than a health hazard, the
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Foods for Healthy Skin: You Are What You Eat

Want truly fabulous skin -- glowing, vibrant, and, yes, younger-looking skin? Make sure you're putting foods for healthy skin on your plate. "Everything you eat becomes a part of not only your inner being, but the outer fabric of your body as well. The healthier the foods are that you consume, the b
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Nutrients for Healthy Skin: Inside and Out

Of all the news coming from the beauty community, the loudest buzz may be about the power of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients to give skin a more radiant, healthy, and, yes, youthful glow. The excitement is focused not only on creams and lotions you put on your skin but what you put into your
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