What Doctors Don't Tell YouThis man has slight sun damage to his forehead. His doctor has advised him to keep an eye on it and to keep it moist. Is there any known cure for this type of damage? What can he do to help the area heal?
One reader has been diagnosed with basaliom or basalioma. Try pancreatic enzymes, suggests one reader and 9g B17 three times a week, but start off with vitamin E for 14 days beforehand.
Many may remember an e-news article (No 126) concerning a study which controversially concluded that sunshine could help skin cancers.
Researchers at the University of California have found that vitamin D3 - available as a supplement - has a protective effect only at levels of 1000 IU (international units) a day. The UK government’s recommended safe upper limit dose is just 400...
Psoriasis treatment that includes the immunosuppressant cyclosporin along with psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) light therapy is associated with a significantly increased risk of squamous cell cancer of the skin, according to a new report.
Of the three main types of skin cancer, two of them basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are increasing in prevalence, but are almost entirely treatable. The third type, malignant melanoma, is ...
American Institute for Preventive MedicineYou should never get sunburned. It is not healthy and leads to premature aging, wrinkling of the skin and skin cancer. Sunburn is caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. This can be from the sun, sunlamps or even from some workplace...
