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This article is about a simple technique to overcome nail biting or skin picking. Compulsive behaviors like nail biting, skin picking, hair pulling and lip biting are common. The medical term for this is body-focused repetitive behaviors and is abbreviated as BFRBs. Although minor cas

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September 13, 2023

by Ray Schilling

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body-focused repetitive behaviors, cognitive-behavioral therapy, compulsive behaviors, habit replacement technique, hair pulling, lip biting, nail biting, sepsis, skin picking, social media

Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine detected that youthful skin heals better than old skin. They did further research in a mouse model, because human and mouse skin are very similar in behavior. They found a transcription factor Lef1 that heals skin wounds without a scar.

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October 14, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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developing fibroblasts, hair follicle regeneration, neonatal skin, old skin, papillary dermis, special fibroblasts, surgeries done in the womb, transcription factor lef1, ugly scar, youthful skin

New research by the University of British Columbia used a skin laser for diagnosing and treating cancer. The researchers developed a special microscope that utilizes a laser to operate it. Equally, the same system can also treat skin cancer by merely intensifying the heat of the laser

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June 19, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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endoscopic procedures, endoscopy examinations, fiberoptic instrument, integrity of the skin, intensify the heat of the laser, laser, microscope, ophthalmological examinations, skin cancer, skin lesion

Chocolate is one of the indulgences people enjoy, but does chocolate cause acne? Several studies about the effects of chocolate on the skin have been discussed in a recent CNN article. The results are complicated. There is milk chocolate that has higher sugar content and sugar is one

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April 03, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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acne, blackhead, dark chocolate, insulin spikes, milk chocolate, oleic acid, pimple, sebum, skin pores, whitehead

When you develop an itch all over, ask yourself “Are your clothes giving you a skin rash?” Skin rashes from exposure to chemicals, metals or fabrics are a common cause for contact dermatitis. Dermatologists distinguish between allergic and irritant dermatitis. With allergic dermatitis

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April 25, 2018

by Ray Schilling

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allergic dermatitis, chemicals, contact dermatitis, earrings, fabrics, metals, nickel allergy, poison ivy, skin irritant, skin rash

A new high-tech tool to screen for skin cancer will likely revolutionize skin cancer treatment and mortality. According to this report on CNN, which is based on a report by Nature, image recognition technologies have been applied to diagnosing skin cancers. A research team trained a c

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February 08, 2017

by Ray Schilling

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actinic keratosis, cancer survival rate, compound nevus, dermatologist, dermatoscope, early cancer stage, high-tech tool to screen for skin cancer, melanoma, skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma

Vitamin D has been in the limelight during 2014 several times, and the observation that vitamin D helps childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) is no exception. The news that this difficult to control skin condition in children can be treated effectively and cheaply (no Big Pharma drug invol

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February 12, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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atopic dermatitis, basic skin care, Mongolian children, severity, skin emollient, skin score, vitamin D3

A simple Technique to Overcome Nail Biting or Skin Picking

Youthful Skin Heals Better than Old Skin

Skin Laser For Diagnosing And Treating Cancer

Does Chocolate Cause Acne?

Are Your Clothes Giving You A Skin Rash?

High-Tech Tool To Screen For Skin Cancer

Vitamin D Helps Childhood Atopic Dermatitis

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