Health
A doctor's reassurance speeds healing from an allergic reaction
To feel better faster, a dose of reassurance might be just what the doctor ordered.
Sep 4, 2018
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News tagged with skin care
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Molecular pathway offers treatment targets for pulmonary fibrosis, related conditions
A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be critical to the development of fibrosis - scarring ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Medical research
Common antioxidant could slow symptoms of aging in human skin
New work from the University of Maryland suggests that a common, inexpensive and safe chemical could slow the aging of human skin. The researchers found evidence that the chemical—an antioxidant called methylene blue—could ...
May 30, 2017
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Medical research
Microneedle patch could replace standard tuberculosis skin test
Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. But the standard diagnostic test is difficult to give, ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Medical research
Scientists identify agent that can block fibrosis of skin, lungs
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified an agent that in lab tests protected the skin and lungs from fibrosis, a process that can ultimately end in organ failure and even death because ...
May 30, 2012
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Medical economics
The dermatology initiative that could reduce NHS wait lists
Giving GPs cameras to photograph skin complaints could help slash wait times for hospital appointments according to a new service evaluation from the University of East Anglia.
Mar 21, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma
A mobile app that uses artificial intelligence, AI, to analyze images of suspected skin lesions can diagnose melanoma with very high precision. This is shown in a study led from Linköping University in Sweden where the app ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers report rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections
A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.
Mar 18, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Leprosy cases are rising in the US—what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?
The word "leprosy" conjures images of biblical plagues, but the disease is still with us today. Caused by infectious bacteria, some 200,000 new cases are reported each year, according to the World Health Organization.
Mar 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is mpox, and how you can protect yourself
An outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) across Europe and North America made headlines in 2022.
Mar 4, 2024
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