Skin as a Battlefield
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What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
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NEW YORK  - Newer drugs like Enbrel and  Remicade have been a boon to many arthritis sufferers, but  researchers now report that such drugs may lead to the  development of an inflammatory disorder of blood vessels,  usually affecting the skin.
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Exposure to a chemical found in shampoos and hand lotions and used in industry could be harmful to humans. A new study says methylisothiazolinone (MIT) inhibited the development of certain
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Minute changes in tiny blood vessels close to the surface of the skin in children as young as 11 can indicate the risk of future heart attacks or strokes, a leading scientist said on Monday.
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An small study suggests that an extract from broccoli rubbed on skin produces protection against burns caused by ultraviolet radiation.
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Researchers on a safari for microbes  have found that human skin is populated by a veritable  menagerie of bacteria -- 182 species -- some apparently living  there permanently and others just dropping by for a visit.
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Cells in the hair follicles of the skin appear to be stem cells that may offer potential new ways to treat burn wounds and other skin injuries, as well as hair loss.
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Researchers on a safari for microbes have found that human skin is populated by a veritable menagerie of bacteria -- 182 species -- some apparently living there permanently and others just dropping by for a visit.
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People who use large amounts of skin-numbing creams and lotions, often in conjunction with cosmetic procedures, are at risk of irregular heartbeats, seizures and even death, U.S. health officials warned on Tuesday.
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ATLANTA -- It sounds like a freakish ailment from a horror movie: Sores erupt on your skin, mysterious threads pop out of them, and you feel like tiny bugs are crawling all over you. Some experts believe it's a psychiatric phenomenon, yet hundreds of people say it's a true physical condition. It's...
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Scientists studying a deadly skin cancer have inadvertently found a possible explanation for why hair turns gray. But don&#39;t throw out that hair dye.
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NEW YORK  - Mice exposed to stress and  ultraviolet radiation develop skin cancer significantly faster  than do animals exposed to radiation only, researchers have  found. They suggest this may be relevant to people at high risk  of skin cancer.
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First-year medical students are some of the biggest hypochondriacs around. Bombarded with information about every disease under the sun, they start to imagine they have them all. In their minds, every mole is skin cancer. A nosebleed is surely a sign of a tumor. Headache? Must be skyrocketing blood pressure.
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Anti-fat injections are one of the most hotly debated procedures in cosmetic medicine because they are spreading faster than the science behind them.
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Researchers have turned their attention to patients that develop a form of plaque prone to inflammation and rupture.
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"Permanent makeup" -- a kind of tattoo of the lips, eyelids and eyebrows undergone by more than 8 million U.S. women -- can for years disfigure patients who suffer allergic reactions, federal researchers said on Wednesday.
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EXETER, England  - Minute changes in tiny blood  vessels close to the surface of the skin in children as young  as 11 can indicate the risk of future heart attacks or strokes,  a leading scientist said on Monday.