Red, Itchy Rash?
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Karen BastillePosted
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 ...
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Common Skin Problems from Exercise
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Brett - Sheer BalancePosted
Mon 11 Jan 2010 11:18am
I was skiing in Colorado a few years ago when a crusty scab appeared along my nose. I thought it was a weird case of acne. But the eruptions became more severe when the temperature dropped, so I sought help. The diagnosis? A skin disorder called rosacea.
Fitness enthusiasts are especially prone to such skin conditions. Not only do we spend ...
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Common Skin Problems from Exercise
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Brett - Sheer BalancePosted
Mon 11 Jan 2010 11:18am
I was skiing in Colorado a few years ago when a crusty scab appeared along my nose. I thought it was a weird case of acne. But the eruptions became more severe when the temperature dropped, so I sought help. The diagnosis? A skin disorder called rosacea.
Fitness enthusiasts are especially prone to such skin conditions. Not only do we spend ...
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Celiac Disease
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
What is celiac disease?
Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in products we use every d ...
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Itchy Skin? Celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis
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Vanessa M.Posted
Tue 09 Sep 2008 2:08am2 Comments
We all hate to be itchy. Every time I get a bug bite, I scratch my skin until it bleeds because I can’t stand the itchiness! But a bug bite is a small and almost inconsequential ailment compared to what many of us with celiac disease have to endure if we’re one of the few to experience Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH), a common complication of the ...
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Coping with Cold Sores (Fever Blisters)
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MeredyPosted
Thu 02 Aug 2012 2:12pm
What You Need to Know
Cold sores are proof that life can be unfair -- some people get them, others don't. Besides being itchy and painful, cold sores (fever blisters) make you feel self-conscious. Certain treatments can help shorten the duration of symptoms of cold sores, when used at the first sign of an outbreak. Other treatments can relie ...
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Dermatitis Herpetitformis
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oceanskyPosted
Tue 28 Dec 2010 9:03pm
Dermatitis Herpetitformis is a chronic disease of the skin marked by watery, itchy blisters that may resemble pimples or blisters. The ingestion of gluten (from wheat, rye and barley) triggers an immune system response that deposits a substance, IgA (Immunoglobulin A), under the top layer of the skin. IgA is present in affected as well as unaffec ...
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Herpes is more common than you think
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Dr. Gabe M.Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm1 Comment
One of eight North Americans (30 million) has genital herpes, but only 20 percent of those infected know it (1). Herpes is classified into type I that affects primarily the mouth, and type II that affects primarily the genitals, although both types can go both places. According to a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology almost one perce ...
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Eczema and Dermatitis: How to treat eczema and dermatitis naturally
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Danny & Susan S.Posted
Mon 26 Jan 2009 3:37pm
Eczema and Dermatitis
Two types of eczema
Eczema due to external or exogenous factors (usually referred to as Contact Dermatitis) is usually treated by eliminating the irritant in the external environment, which will usually result in the successful treatment of eczema.
Endogenous eczema, or atopic dermatitis is a chronic, inflammatory ...
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Oxthives offers relief for itchy hives that drive you crazy
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franklinbPosted
Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:11pm
Relieve Hives Symptoms Fast with Homeopathic Oxyhives
The science of homeopathy is over 200 hundred years old, and is based on the premise that certain natural substances can stimulate the body's own healing systems - allowing the body to heal itself.
Homeopathy is a very unique system of medicine because the ingredients are used at levels t ...
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