After learning she has lupus, one survivor learns to put herself first

Her titles held were numerous -- business woman, wife, mother, sister and friend but Deirdre Bain never thought she'd add lupus patient to the long list of titles that defined her. The 47-year-old mother of four remembers how the chronic autoimmune disease just snuck up on her like an unwanted visitor who kept trying to get her attention but she kept ignoring it until she had no choice.
Bain was d...

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Melasma is a common condition of discolored patches on the skin

Brown spots on the face are undesirable by most people, especially women. We want our face to be beautiful, smooth and mark free at all times, with the option of wearing, or not wearing makeup on any given day. But sometimes it does not always happen that way and we end up with marks, bumps and spots. However, sometimes the skin changes as we age and this could be as a result of our genetic histor...

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Warts and their treatment can be a tricky business

Warts are unattractive growths that can appear anywhere on the body; they are not respecters of race, color or creed, and can be painful at times if bothered. There are sayings that if you look at a frog too long or if you kissed a frog a wart would appear; obviously there is no truth to these sayings and, contrary to other beliefs, warts are found growing in the top layer of the skin so there is ...

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Itchy skin

Itchy skin is never a desirable condition. It affects all ages from infants to adults, regardless of color, race or creed; in other words "it is no respecter of persons". It can be distressing, discouraging and problematic particularly for infants, toddlers and the elderly. Additionally, certain skin conditions such as eczema/dermatitis are notorious for encouraging this problem. Itchy skin can be...

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There are many degrees to seborrheic dermatitis, which is also known as 'dandruff'

Seborrheic dermatitis, sometimes referred to as dandruff, is a very common longstanding condition of the scalp, eyebrows, forehead, face, folds around the nose and ears, chest, armpits, groin and any area of your body that has many oil (sebaceous) glands. It is an eczematous (scaled, itchy or flaking) process with varying degrees of severity. It is characterized by scales, crusting yellow, gray or...

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Eat This Seafood for Better Skin

Clams, shrimp, salmon?which one can do nice things for your skin? Salmon has the edge. New research suggests that dining on fish high in omega-3 fatty acids - such as salmon - could decrease your odds of developing potentially precancerous skin growths called actinic keratoses.

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