The recent settlement of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case against a manufacturer of tanning products will help protect consumers. The settlement specifies...
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Try this pop quiz: Is SPF 45 sunscreen three times stronger than SPF 15 sunscreen? Does it last three times longer? Do sunscreens provide better UVA protection...
People whose groin (inguinal) hernias are repaired using a laparoscopic method recover more rapidly and have fewer repeat hernias than others treated with...
A Hernia is a defect in a wall or lining that allows the extrusion of tissues normally contained by that wall. Inguinal hernias are protrusions of soft tissue...
Colon cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women who don't smoke, surpassed only by breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. There...
A peak flow meter for a patient with asthma is like a thermometer for a patient with a fever. Peak flow meters help to determine how open your airways are...
Characteristics of Asthma Asthma is a lung disease that is characterized by three airway problems: obstruction, inflammation and hyper responsiveness. Asthma...
Between 12 and 15 million people, including close to five million children, in the United States have asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease in which airflow in...
Despite new questions about the ability of sunscreens to prevent melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, people should use them on a regular basis...
Scientific Stuff: Baldness will develop in susceptible individuals because of the actions of a hormone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), on the hair follicle, which...