Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Results from a large U.
S. study suggest women who regularly exercise vigorously, including runners and aerobics buffs, may be less likely to get psoriasis than less-active women.Researchers have known that people who are overweight or smokers have a higher risk of the chronic skin disease, which is characterized by itchy and painful plaques.In the new study, women who said they spent more than one hour per week running or at least four hours per week doing aerobics seemed to be partially protected against psoriasis, even after their weight and other lifestyle habits were taken into account."What we don't know for sure at this stage is whether losing weight and exercising vigorously will prevent you from getting psoriasis," said Dr. Joel Gelfand, a dermatologist from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, who wasn't involved in the new study."But these are all things that are good to do anyway and have multiple proven benefits beyond their effect on ...Prescription pills used to treat severe acne were linked to a two-fold risk of developing eye problems, such as pink eye, styes and dryness, in a large new study fro...
A new report describes two cases of poultry workers who developed chronically swollen knuckles, the hallmark sign of a rare skin condition known as pachydermodactyly...
Laser therapy that delivers a concentrated beam of ultraviolet light may help ease a hard-to-treat form of eczema , a small study suggests.The study, published in th...
When it comes to birth control, numerous options are available to women to help them regulate their menstrual cycle and prevent ovulation. But what if a birth contr...
Osiris Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday that Canadian health regulators have approved its treatment for acute graft-versus host disease in children, making it the f...
The herb thyme is more effective in treating acne than medicated creams, UK scientists claimed Wednesday.Researchers from Leeds Metropolitan University, in northern ...
Psoriasis affects up to 7.5 million Americans, making it the most prevalent autoimmune disease in the country, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation . An au...
Adding to the list of possible health consequences from smoking, a large study suggests that smokers have an increased risk of developing the chronic skin condition ...
Are you more stressed than you think?The occasional manic Monday is a fact of modern life.But if you're under chronic stress—suffering a daily assault of stress horm...
Pimples, like braces and glasses, are a rite of passage during those awkward pubescent years, but one hopes acne vanishes by adulthood. However, this is not always t...
Kevin Fitzsimmons is 48 years old and has been dealing with acne for as long as he can remember.“Before I was 10 years old, I had acne, and still to this day,” said ...
Many acne sufferers are left with deep scars that last long after the breakouts have cleared up. But a new laser procedure to erase those scars offers patients smoother skin after one treatment with half the recovery time of traditional laser resurfacing
Dermatitis is a general term used to describe a broad range of skin ailments. Types of dermatitis vary in symptoms and treatments, but most are characterized by an i...
People who suffer from psoriasis may want to pay extra attention to heart risks, since they may be at a greater risk for blocked arteries than those who don't have t...
First it was beer, then it was cigarettes. Finally, researchers have found a vice that's not tied to psoriasis : coffee.In fact, when Dr. Abrar Qureshi and his team ...
Men who have the allergic skin condition eczema may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction than other men, according to a study.Though the study of several thous...
Sugar, as we've long been told by our mothers and doctors, rots your teeth, causes acne and leads to obesity and diabetes. But does it actually make you stupid? That...
If you suffer from itchy red skin, it might be more serious than just dry skin. Atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is a chronic condition that can become painf...
Researchers say they have identified a gene linked to the most common form of psoriasis, a chronic skin condition.Rare mutations in the gene, called CARD14, when act...
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