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The paradox of Health 2.0 is that along with unlimited access to medical information comes unlimited exposure to medical misinformation. Social networks like Twitter and Facebook are replete with marketers in sheep’s clothing, pseudo-doctors (I hate to be a stickler, but a doctor should be a doctor and not just be a cool moniker like . . . → Read More: Why Twitter Is Bad For Your Health
Copper is beautiful, but can copper make you beautiful? We have a 10,000-year-long history with copper. We’ve used it to make jewelry, tools, plumbing, wiring, roofing, coins, cookware, and even the Statue of Liberty. Now we’re using copper to make pillows. Why? Why make a copper pillow? Two reasons: First, copper is antimicrobial. Putting copper in fabrics or . . . → Read More: Behold, The Copper Pillow
Spring is here. You can finally stop salting your icy sidewalk and start focusing on summer issues, like cellulite. What is cellulite? It’s the dimpling and nodularity that occurs in women on the thighs, pelvis and abdomen. Cellulite is the result of fat pouching out of holes in the connective tissue on the skin. It occurs . . . → Read More: Cellulite: What Is It? How Can You Treat It?  19 comments  Uncategorized  cellulite, diet, endermologie, exercise, fat, laser, radiofrequency, treatment
Yes. Isn’t the answer obvious? Doesn’t everyone know that the sun causes melanoma? Not so fast. There are many people who think we dermatologists are needlessly frightening everyone. They argue that the sun is good for you because it boosts your vitamin D levels and that dermatologists are subsidized by the sunscreen industry. They argue . . . → Read More: Does The Sun Cause Melanoma?
Lots of women have been Going Red lately. “Go Red” is a campaign to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Some women I see are often going red for a different reason: they’re covered in little red spots called cherry angiomas. Cherry angiomas are tiny lumps of overgrown blood vessels in the . . . → Read More: Red Spots |
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