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8 hrs ago | ABC News

7 Golden Rules of Sun Protection

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know to apply sunscreen. There's lifesaving reason to: About 3.5 million cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Skin Cancer, Yale University, us Travel, Travel, Basking Ridge, NJ

Sat May 18, 2013

Medical News Today

Men Suffer More Severe Psoriasis, Which Explains The Higher Costs Of Care For Men

Men often suffer from more severe cases of psoriasis than women, which may explain why the cost of care for men is higher.

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Related Topix: Sweden, World News, Medicine, Health

Fri May 17, 2013

Stanford

Performing medicine

Cathy Jan, a graduate student in electrical engineering; Banu Altindag, a life science research assistant in dermatology; and Eliver Ghosn, a postdoctoral scholar in genetics perform The Symphonic Body/Medicine , a dance of gestures related to the everyday work of physicians and scientists, at the Cantor Arts Center .

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Related Topix: Science, Electrical Engineering, Medicine, Genetics

WMBD-TV Peoria

Melanoma Dangers

Dermatologists are seeing a rise in melanoma cases, especially among young people.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Peoria, IL

Alabama Live

Is Robert Bentley unbeatable in 2014?

Answer: Everybody's vulnerable. But the candidate viewed as the longest of long shots in 2010 now stands as a heavy favorite for re-election. That was the clear consensus of a variety of Alabama lawmakers, political consultants, campaign gurus and pollsters, when I asked them to gauge Bentley's prospects for winning a second term.

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Related Topix: Robert Bentley, US Governors, Alabama, Medicine, Montgomery, AL

The Guardian

NHS: Poles, paracetamol and the myth of health tourism

Migrants' cost to the NHS is far smaller proportionally than Britons because they are younger, less likely to be ill or to have started a family.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Conservatives (UK), Medicine

CBS Local

City Council Committee Approves Bill To Require Parental Consent For Minors To Use Tanning Salons

Philadelphia City Council will take up a bill later this month to regulate tanning salons, now that it's been approved in committee.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania

WJRT

Look for new, improved sunscreen labels

FRIDAY, May 10 -- New labeling laws for sunscreen will help American consumers choose the product that provides the best sun protection, experts say.

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health, Cancer, Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Healthcare Law, Food and Drug Administration, Law

Thu May 16, 2013

Jerusalem Post

Free skin check could save your life from melanoma

Some 300 health fund clinics will offer free checks for moles by dermatologists as part of Skin Cancer Awareness Week.

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health, Israel, World News, Middle East

Newswise

Skin Cancer Does Not Discriminate - Excessive UV Exposure Can Damage All Skin Types

Fair skinned people are known to be at higher risk for skin cancer and other problems associated with too much exposure to the sun, but they are not alone.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Skin Cancer, Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic)

Wed May 15, 2013

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Progress in Research Toward Treatment:...

Correspondence: Jouni Uitto, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, 233 South 10th Street, Suite 450 BLSB, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Sonoran News

May 15, 2013

CAREFREE Skin. It's your body's biggest organ, and since it literally has you covered, it's important to return the favor.

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Related Topix: Carefree, AZ, Medicine, Estate Planning, Personal Finance, Cave Creek, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ

KCPT-TV Kansas City

The Local Show: May 16, 2013

May is Melanoma Awareness Month. This week, we present the live, hour-long special: More Than Skin Deep.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Nursing Center

Skin of color: A basic outline of unique differences

Abstract: Darker skin differs from white skin in presentation, a tendency toward pronounced scarring, and pathophysiology of skin diseases common to those with skin of color.

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health, Howard University

Cutis

Health Care Reform Produces Both Heat and Light With the Indoor Tanning Tax

It is fairly safe to say that most dermatologists are on the same page about indoor tanning.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Philly.com

Plastic surgeons vs. dermatologists in NJ

A contentious argument is brewing between the state's plastic surgeons and dermatologists, over who can perform certain procedures -- and where they can be performed.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Plastic Surgery

Tue May 14, 2013

MediLexicon

Creabilis Announces Headline Results Of Its Phase 2b Trial Of Topical TrkA Kinase Inhibitor CT327

Clinically and Statistically Significant Reduction of Chronic Pruritus Seen in Psoriasis Patients Creabilis, a late stage European dermatology company with a focus on chronic pruritus , has announced headline results of its Phase 2b trial with its lead product, CT327, in psoriasis patients.

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Related Topix: Psoriasis, Medicine, Health

Examiner.com

Guide to keeping skin healthy in the sun

Looking hot in a tan shouldn't come at a price as summer rolls in make sure you follow the top 10 tips to keeping your skin healthy These rules also apply to all skin types including African-American, Spanish and Asian.

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Related Topix: Medicine

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Free Screenings For Skin Cancer

Dermatologists at UC Health are offering free skin cancer screenings beginning this week.

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health

KLTV Tyler

Jackson described as 'loopy' after doctor visits

A choreographer who worked one-on-one with Michael Jackson says the entertainer appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist in the weeks before his death.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health