While it may seem that dry, cracked lips are something you must live with until spring comes, you can have soft, supple lips year-round. Here, from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), are their top recommendations for keeping lips smooth. Use non-irritating lip balm, lipstick, and other products that you apply to your lips. Many… Continue reading How to Heal Chapped Lips
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Doctors’ Attitude toward A Treatment May Influence Patients’ Reaction to It
When you take medicine, your expectation about how well it will work can affect how much relief you get from your symptoms. This is called the placebo effect. It can even make a treatment that has no biological effect feel like it works because you think it will. And a health care provider’s style interacting… Continue reading Doctors’ Attitude toward A Treatment May Influence Patients’ Reaction to It
Six Ways to Prevent Toenail Fungus
Although fungal nail infections are usually painless, the condition can be unsightly. If you get nail fungus – more common on the toenails than the fingernails – your symptoms could include yellow or brown nails, or nails that lift up from the nail bed or split or crumble. Without treatment, say dermatologists from the American… Continue reading Six Ways to Prevent Toenail Fungus
The Three-Minute Moisturizing Window
After a shower, how long do you have to effectively moisturize your skin? According to the Mayo Clinic, three minutes. In a broadcast program for the Mayo News Network, Dr. Dawn Davis, a dermatologist with Mayo, explained why. “The skin has been hydrated and moisturized maximally after the bath or shower. And so we like… Continue reading The Three-Minute Moisturizing Window