Many popular gyms offer unhealthy indoor tanning
(Reuters Health) – More than three-quarters of commercial gyms surveyed offered tanning beds, undermining public health warnings about the dangers…
Hair care issues may keep some black women from exercising
(Reuters Health) – Primary care providers often don’t realize that hair care can be a barrier to regular exercise for…
‘Extreme grooming’ not linked to STIs
(Reuters Health) – Researchers say women who frequently remove most or all of their pubic hair are no more likely…
Many dermatologists need more training on African American skin and hair
(Reuters Health) – When dermatologists have training only with Caucasians, it can lead to frustration and poor care for African…
Poorer kids may have less shade in their schoolyards
(Reuters Health) – Elementary schools with the greatest proportions of poor children may have the least amount of shade in…
Hairdressers are willing to help customers detect skin cancers
(Reuters Health) – Most hair stylists at salons and barber shops may be interested in getting trained to detect skin…
Toxic seaweed a menace to Caribbean tourists
Tourists to the Caribbean may not realize that a brown drifting seaweed that’s been piling up on beaches in recent…
Smokers have more complications after skin cancer surgery
(Reuters Health) – Complications after skin cancer surgery may be more common in smokers and former smokers, a U.S. study…
Some women don’t heed warnings of acne drug danger during pregnancy conception
(Reuters Health) – It’s long been known that the highly effective acne medication isotretinoin – marketed as Accutane and Roaccutane…
Most face transplant patients continue to report better quality of life
(Reuters Health) – Doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston say most of the face transplant patients they have…
Kids with eczema may sleep poorly
(Reuters Health) – Kids with eczema – even mild eczema – may be more likely to have poor quality sleep…
Aggressive sanitizing at home lowers post-hospital MRSA risk
(Reuters Health) – A six-month program of aggressively washing and sanitizing at home after surgery can lower the risk of…
Cryotherapy malfunction results in burn, blisters
(Reuters Health) – Whole-body cryotherapy – a trendy procedure that exposes the naked body to subzero temperatures – isn’t backed…
Experts suggest ways children can get Vitamin D
(Reuters Health) – Parents and caregivers should be aware of the three ways children can get the vitamin D they…