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Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology have pinpointed the cellular defect that increases the likelihood, among eczema sufferers, of developing eczema vaccinatum, a se 2/6/2009
Skin colour clue to nicotine dependence
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Higher concentrations of melanin – the colour pigment in skin and hair – may be placing darker pigmented smokers at increased susceptibility to nicotine dependence and tobacco-related carc 13/5/2009
Surprising new treatment for childhood eczema
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It's best known for whitening a load of laundry. But now simple household bleach has a surprising new role: an effective treatment for kids' chronic eczema. 10/5/2009
Risk of HIV transmission reduced by adult circumcision
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Two studies presented at the 104th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) show that adult circumcision reduces the risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus 9/5/2009
Antioxidant found in berries prevents UV skin damage that leads to wrinkles
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Ji-Young Bae, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Young-Hee Kang, presented results of the two-part study on Tuesday, April 21, at the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting in New Orleans. The pre 4/5/2009
Veiled and dark-skinned people should have vitamin D levels checked
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Dark-skinned and veiled infants, children and adults should be screened annually for vitamin D deficiency, and vitamin D supplementation should be provided to those at-risk in this population, a findi 26/4/2009
Identification of new therapeutic target for melanoma
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A protein called Mcl-1 plays a critical role in melanoma cell resistance to a form of apoptosis called anoikis, according to research published in <em>Molecular Cancer Research</em>. 25/4/2009
Skin cells form quick defense
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Scientists at the University of Melbourne have discovered the local action of immune cells in the skin, which could improve treatment of viral skin infections. 20/4/2009
More effective antiseptics from a combination of tea tree oil and silver
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In the fight against infected skin wounds, mixing tea tree oil and silver or putting them in liposomes (small spheres made from natural lipids) greatly increases their antimicrobial activity and may m 15/4/2009
New strategy developed to diagnose melanoma
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A University of California, San Francisco research team has developed a technique to distinguish benign moles from malignant melanomas by measuring differences in levels of genetic markers. Standard m 9/4/2009
New type of botulinum toxin appears to be well tolerated and may help reduce forehead wrinkles
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Injections with a new type of botulinum toxin appears to be well tolerated and may help to improve the appearance of moderate to severe forehead lines with no evidence of diminishing treatment respons 7/4/2009
Over-the-counter moisturiser helps treat eczema
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Mild to moderate eczema sufferers who are looking for a cost-effective way to control and heal this skin condition without a prescription now have a new option to consider. A new study in the March 20 22/3/2009
Virtual Medical Centre awarded top marks for Western Australian innovation
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Western Australian born medical website Virtual Medical Centre (VMC) has taken out top honours in the online category of the 2008 Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Award 17/3/2009
Psoriasis: Genetic markers unmasked
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Scientists at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology, the U-M School of Public Health and their collaborators have found DNA "hotspots" that may reveal how genetic differences 10/3/2009
Skin pigmentation studies shed light on evolution of race
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A special series of papers in the peer-reviewed journal <em>Zebrafish</em> provides a comprehensive look at future directions of research on pigment biology. Model organisms such as zebrafish advance 8/3/2009