Posted by Kira Mayo on January 29, 2010
Broad and Informative
Burt’s Bees Launches New Acne Treatment -Tree Hugger
Children’s Skin Irritants -Nursery World
Device Detects Skin Cancer Early -My FOX Houston
| In a First, Neurons Created Directly From Skin Cells -Times of India |
Treating Common Skin Ailments -Divine
101 Optimal Life Foods -Health News Digest
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Immune Cell Levels Predict Skin Cancer Risk After Transplant -Renal Business Today
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Posted by Kira Mayo on January 28, 2010
Broad and Informative
Timeline of Your Face: How You Age -Web MD
Caring for Menopausal Skin -Mayo News
“Safe Tans” Feeling the Burn From Potential Tan Ban -NBC Philadelphia
Top 10 Reasons Skincare and Beauty Products Stop Working -PR Web
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Immune Cell Levels Predict Skin Cancer Risk in Kidney Transplant Patients -The Virtual Medical Centre
| Scientists Turn Mouse Skin Cells Into Nerve Cells -Business Week |
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Posted by Kira Mayo on January 27, 2010
Does Your Hair Make You Look Old? -WebMD
Hand Sanitizers Good for H1N1, Bad for Skin Health -Bloomington Pantagraph
Kids Get Skin Infections From Toilet Seat -Times of India
Skin Docs Want Teen Tan Bed Ban -The Spokesman Review
Varicose and Spider Veins -WebMD
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Posted by Kira Mayo on January 27, 2010
By Kira Mayo
You’re getting older. Your 50’s are long gone, and you notice a change in your skin. Whenever you bring home groceries, you develop bruises on your arms. The backs of your hands seem to always be black and blue. What’s going on?
Senile purpura is a common condition of easy bruisablity seen in older patients. Aging and chronic sun exposure lead to damage of the connective tissue in the dermis, the inner layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin. Because they have less protection, blood vessels become more fragile. Those with senile purpura develop persistent dark purple bruises in areas that are prone to trauma. New bruises can even appear without known trauma and then resolve in a few days. This constant bleeding leads to increased levels of hemosiderin, a protein released from red blood cells after they are damaged. Increased hemosidernin produces a brownish discoloration that may clear over weeks to months or may be permanent.
Although cosmetically bothering, senile purpura has no health consequences and, therefore, does not require treatment. Since senile purpura is mainly caused by chronic UV damage, prevent prevent it by protecting yourself from the sun.
Reference: The Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals
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Posted by Kira Mayo on January 26, 2010
Broad and Informative
Secrets of How to Glow: Psst, It’s In Your Diet -Tonic
Toilet Seat Dermatitis Seems to Have Returned to the US -Top News
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| Genetic Tests Give Consumers Hints About Disease Risk; Critics Have Misgivings -Washington Post |
HPV Vaccine May Prevent a Variety of Cancers -National Post
New Guidelines Suggest Botox for Cerebral Palsy -Business Week
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