Health and Medical Guide to Skin, Hair and Nails Skin, Hair and Nails Health information topics about Skin, Hair and Nails: Acne (Acne) Aging Skin (Skin Aging) Alopecia (Hair Diseases and Hair Loss) Anatomy (Anatomy) Athlete's Foot (Athlete's Foot) Basal Cell Carcinoma (Skin Cancer) Bedsores (Pressure Sores) Behcet's Syndrome (Behcet's Syndrome) Cellulitis (Cellulitis) Contact Dermatitis (Dermatitis) Cosmetics (Cosmetics) Decubitus Ulcers (Pressure Sores) Dermatitis (Dermatitis) Dermatology (Skin Diseases) Diaper Rash (Dermatitis, Infant and Newborn Care) Eczema (Eczema) Fingernail Problems (Nail Diseases) Folliculitis (Hair Diseases and Hair Loss) Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Hair Diseases and Hair Loss (Hair Diseases and Hair Loss) Head Lice (Head Lice) Hives (Hives) Impetigo (Impetigo) Intraocular Melanoma (Eye Cancer, Melanoma) Itching (Itching) Kaposi's Sarcoma (Kaposi's Sarcoma) Keloids (Scars) Lice (Head Lice, Parasitic Diseases) Liver Spots (Skin Aging) Melanoma (Melanoma) Merkel Cell Cancer (Skin Cancer) Nail Diseases (Nail Diseases) Piercing and Tattoos (Piercing and Tattoos) Pimples (Acne) Plantar Warts (Warts) Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac (Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac) Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Porphyria (Porphyria) Pressure Sores (Pressure Sores) Psoriasis (Psoriasis) Rash (Dermatitis) Rosacea (Rosacea) Scars (Scars) Scleroderma (Scleroderma) Skin Aging (Skin Aging) Skin Cancer (Skin Cancer) Skin Diseases (Skin Diseases) Skin Pigmentation Disorders (Skin Pigmentation Disorders) Skin Rash (Dermatitis) Sunburn (Sun Exposure) Sun Exposure (Sun Exposure) Sweat (Sweat) Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) Tanning (Sun Exposure) Tattoos (Piercing and Tattoos) Temporal Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Ultraviolet Rays (Sun Exposure) Urticaria (Hives) Vitiligo (Vitiligo) Warts (Warts) Wrinkles (Skin Aging)   Dermatology News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Bacteria Toxic To Wound-Treating Maggots 6 Feb 2010 at 2:00am Bacteria that infect chronic wounds can be deadly to maggot 'biosurgeons' used to treat the lesions, show researchers writing in the journal Microbiology. The findings could lead to more effective treatment of wounds and the development of novel antibiotics... First Fractional Laser FDA Cleared For Striae 5 Feb 2010 at 4:00am Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Lux1540™ Fractional non-ablative laser handpiece has received the first clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of striae (stretch marks) using a fractional laser... Sutures Cause Fewer Complications Than Staples With Cesarean Deliveries 5 Feb 2010 at 2:00am In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™ in Chicago, researchers presented findings that there were less complications for women, after having a cesarean delivery, if sutures were used instead of staples to close the wound. When Suzanne Basha, M.D... Lines Blurred Between Hair Loss Fact And Fiction 4 Feb 2010 at 8:00am A new national survey reveals Americans are at a loss when it comes to loss of a different kind: their hair. The new survey Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Myths & Truths Behind Hair Loss, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of the ROGAINE® Brand, reveals a surprising lack of understanding of the prevalence, incidence, causes, and treatments for thinning hair and hair loss... Two Studies Find Artefill(R) To Be A Long-Term Treatment Option For Facial Li... 3 Feb 2010 at 4:00am Suneva Medical, a privately-held aesthetic medical device company, announced that two clinical studies suggest Artefill may be a safe, effective, long-term treatment option for age-related and HIV lipoatrophy patients... Royal College Of Nursing Supports Bill On Sunbeds, Wales 2 Feb 2010 at 2:00am The Royal College of Nursing is supporting Cardiff North MP Julie Morgan's private members bill which would ban under 18s from sun beds and ensure that all sun bed usage in England and Wales would be supervised. Health Secretary Andy Burnham is backing the bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday, January 29... New Way To Study How Enzymes Repair DNA Damage 30 Jan 2010 at 2:00am Researchers at Ohio State University have found a new way to study how enzymes move as they repair DNA sun damage -- and that discovery could one day lead to new therapies for healing sunburned skin. Ultraviolet (UV) light damages skin by causing chemical bonds to form in the wrong places along the DNA molecules in our cells... RTI Biologics Donates Matrix HD™ To Treat Young Child With Rare Genetic Skin ... 30 Jan 2010 at 12:00am RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq:RTIX), the Florida-based processor of orthopedic, dental, hernia and other biologic implants, has donated a sterilized dermis allograft, Matrix HD™, to treat an eight-year old patient with a rare skin disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB)... American Academy Of Dermatology Lauds U.S. Federal Trade Commission For Prote... 28 Jan 2010 at 3:00am The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) applauds the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for issuing a consent order that prohibits the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) from making false health and safety claims about indoor tanning... Grant To Study How Cells Sense Electric Fields 28 Jan 2010 at 2:00am Learning how living cells can detect and respond to electric fields is the aim of a $570,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Min Zhao, professor of dermatology and ophthalmology at the UC Davis Health System and Center for Neuroscience... Toilet Seat Dermatitis And How To Avoid It 27 Jan 2010 at 4:00am A team of pediatricians writing in a leading journal this week suggest that a condition not seen for a long time in the US, toilet seat dermatitis, where skin irritations develop on the buttocks and posterior thighs from contact with toilet seats, could be making a comeback... Doctors' Leaders Urge Support For Julie Morgan's Private Members Bill, Wales 27 Jan 2010 at 3:00am BMA Cymru Wales is urging all Welsh MPs to support Julie Morgan's Private Member's Bill which would close a loophole in the law to protect the public from the dangers of sunbeds. The Bill is receiving its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday. Dr Richard Lewis, Welsh Secretary said: "We are urging all Welsh MPs to remain in Westminster on Friday to support and vote for the Bill... News From The American Journal Of Pathology, February 2010 25 Jan 2010 at 4:00am Environmental Cues Lead to Breast Cancer A group led by Dr. Peter Lloyd Jones at the University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland; the University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA has demonstrated that tenascin-C affects proto-oncogene function in breast cancer... "Poop" Dermatitis Linked To Fashionable Toilet Seats, Harsh Chemicals 25 Jan 2010 at 4:00am Considered a dermatological nuisance that was long gone, skin irritations caused by toilet seats appear to be making a comeback in pediatricians' offices, according to research led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigator Bernard Cohen, M.D... Surprising Discovery Could Help Scientists Refine Treatment For Advanced Mela... 22 Jan 2010 at 3:00am A team of UK scientists has made the unexpected discovery that drugs which target a well known fault in a protein called BRAF could actually fuel the progression of cancer in some cases. The findings of this study, which was jointly funded by Cancer Research UK, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the Wellcome Trust are published in Cell *...     HealthBusinessBuilder.com Build your Health Business Fast!