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Rheumatoid Arthritis Rash by awesome Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 11 Jan 2010 6:00am Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the joints. In people with rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system produces white blood cells that attack the synovium, a lining of tissue that surrounds the joint. (See Rheumatoid Arthritis Overview.) This causes inflammation and makes the joint swollen and painful. It can cause swel ... Read on »

Skin Rash: Skin rashes are common and due to many factors ranging from serious diseases or allergic by Danny & Susan S. Health Maven

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Posted Mon 26 Jan 2009 3:39pm Skin rashes come in all shapes and sizes and have many different causes, ranging from an allergic reactions to rashes caused from bites and stings. Skin rashes are mostly temporary and self-limiting and with a little tender love and care, most skin rashes can be treated quickly and easily. However, there are some medical conditions that presen ... Read on »

Red, Itchy Rash? by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Mon 06 Aug 2012 10:02pm NIH News in Health You’ve probably had a rash at some point or another, whether from poison ivy or the chickenpox or something more unusual. Why does your skin break out in red blotches like that? More important, is there anything you can do about it? We often think of the skin as a barrierit keeps the insides of o ... Read on »

Skin Rash Home Remedies by My Healthy Foods Posted Sun 07 Mar 2010 12:41pm Rashes that present on the body can be a very frightening condition. Body rashes are simply inflammations of the skin. Body rashes can have many symptoms, but common symptoms include reddening of the skin, inflammation, drying of the area, itchiness, bumps, or burning sensations. Ra ... Read on »

Rashes and Antibiotics by SurvivingSingleMotherhood Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:44pm Here is one of those things that everyone but me knew about. I'm not big on giving kids antibiotics for every sniffle, but my daughter was on antibiotics a while back for a nasty sinus infection. Unfortunately, it caused her to have a horrible yeast infection (basically looks like a horrible, painful to look at, diaper rash), in addition to ... Read on »

The Great Diaper Dilemma - How to Deal With Diaper Rash by Naturallysta Posted Mon 26 Mar 2012 9:30pm Diaper Rash is one of those awful things you and baby could do without. Seriously. Also terrible is the guilt that goes along with having somehow caused the rash by being negligent and not changing your baby on time. Lose the guilt, it's not your fault. Some children are more susceptible than others especially if they are sensitive to particula ... Read on »

Staying Rash-Free In Summer by SkinDisorderlies .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm ANNOUNCER: Poison ivy, oak and sumac are a real pain for most of us since up to 85% of us are allergic to them - and all three irritate for the same reason Andrea Cambio, MD, Dermatologist : Poison ivy, oak and sumac, the sap is called urushiol, and that is the responsible chemical for causing the rash ANNOUNCER: Once the leaves are damaged ... Read on »

The Lupus Butterfly Rash or Malar Rash: Information You Need to Know. by Molly Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Nov 2012 1:58pm Derived from the Latin word ‘mala’ which means cheekbone, the Malar or Butterfly rash is a kind of skin condition typically characterized by the appearance of rashes across the cheekbones and over the bridge of the nose. These rashes are usually red or purple in color in either a blotchy pattern or completely red over the affected area, a ... Read on »

The Poop on Pampers Dry Max Diapers vs Facebook Moms: A Rash of Rashes or Rash Rush to Recall? by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 06 Jun 2010 8:57am There's a battle raging online over little butts. Parents on Facebook posting cringe-worthy stories and photos of rashes, blisters, burns, and bleeding they attribute to Pamper's new Dry Max diapers . A tone-deaf Pampers spokesperson claiming he was insulted by such charges the thinner, more absorbent cousin to Cruisers is anything other than saf ... Read on »

Inner Thigh Rash by Shilah C. Azib Posted Sat 30 Jan 2010 9:45am What causes of inner thigh rash? Rashes on any part of the body create a feeling of uneasiness for the individual. There are many types of rashes. The cause of the inner thigh rash is the fungal infection called as Jock Itch or tinea cruris. This particular fungal infection is found in the groin region of the human body. For the gro ... Read on »