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Five ways to keep skin healthy all summer long
Summer is just around the corner, but its damaging rays and humidity have already arrived. We all know too much sun can damage skin and speed aging, while too much moisture can clog pores. With the right products, you can keep your skin safe from the...
Tags: Cancer, Skin Cancer, Windsurfing, Ocean Surfing, Philosophy
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Hopkins clinician mixes art, science in facial prosthetics
She enters the clinic on a walker, slow yet remarkably steady, and as Pauline Wood hails her host for the day, she gives him a bag of lemon tarts she rose early that morning to bake.
With her white hair and glasses, Wood, 89, is every inch the lovable...Tags: Nose, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Mouth, Arts
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Reading glasses should become part of my nightly cream and ointment regimen
Years ago, I was on a business trip and noticed an itchy foot rash when I got out of the shower. With no extra time to find a store and purchase an anti-itch cream, I had to improvise. Much to my horror, the only cream I had with me was Preparation-H. I...Tags: Dermatologists, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Facial Wrinkles, Itching
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Finding the root of the problem with hair extensions
Hairstylist Reggie Dowdy has found himself time and time again doing emergency hair repair on women whose tresses have been damaged by weaves and extensions.
They come in with bald spots, also known as alopecia, and thinning hair caused by heavy weaves...Tags: Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Mount Vernon, Alopecia, Television
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Letter: Thanks to all
Editor: Last November, Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air once again joined an ongoing effort by Knox Presbyterian Church in East Baltimore to provide food for Thanksgiving to families in need in Baltimore City and in Harford County. The...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Harford County, Maryland General Assembly, Weis Markets Incorporated, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland)
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Uprooting a mystery
At first, he thought it must be a hoax.
The man in the picture didn't have hands at the ends of his arms; he had what looked like tree branches - two masses of tangled, overgrown bark.
In more than 20 years of practicing medicine, Dr. Anthony Gaspari,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Political Corruption, Chemotherapy, Immune System, Skin Damage
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How a cancer trial ended in betrayal
Sun StaffFirst of three articles BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - After Bob Lange spent eight weeks rubbing an experimental cream on the fiery patches on his body, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham told him the drug was defeating the killer inside him....Tags: Birmingham , BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Tumors, Plastic Surgeons, Health Organizations
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Seeing red
SunSpot StaffYou bury it under layers of wool to keep it from getting dried out and frozen for months and months. When the seasons change you celebrate by exposing it to intense heat, too excited by the prospect of wearing shorts and tank tops to take the time to...Tags: Death, Skin Cancer, Sunburn
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Sun worshippers' ritual carries risk
Sun StaffJennifer Martin was 28 years old and three months pregnant when a doctor diagnosed her malignant melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer. Fifty years ago, the disease rarely struck people in their 20s. Now, it is one of the most common types of...Tags: Cancer, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Medical Procedures and Tests, Sports Illustrated, Ellicott City
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Better hair with less care
We're putting more gels, dyes, herbs and general gunk in our hair than ever before. But, in fact, there's something beautiful about simplicity. "People say they have bad hair, and they need to do a lot to it," says Dr. Zoe Draelos, a consulting professor...
Tags: Dermatologists, Medical Specialization, Personal Service, Health and Beauty Products, Genes and Chromosomes
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Brotox: Primping's not just for women anymore
They Botox and moisturize, dab their eyes with wrinkle cream and spend lunch hours on manicures and pedicures. Today's men are getting a makeover, prettifying themselves with such gusto that they're driving big increases in national skin-care sales and...
Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Plastic Surgeons, Target, Dermatologists, Fort Lauderdale
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Woman shares how her quest for beauty cost her her health
It's a common misconception that skin cancer can just be removed and the patient will easily go on after that. While that can happen, it isn’t always the case. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and as a part of our partnership with Little Red Door...
Tags: Blood, Dermatologists, Cancer, Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Lymphedema
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