Sunscreens Cause Acne! (and Other Fun Summer Acne Facts!)

With blonde hair and big blue eyes, she looked like a young Betty Draper from Mad Men. My patient, Julie, had been faithfully treating her acne for months. Just when she was starting to clear (in time for her senior photos), wham! Red dots cropped up over her forehead and cheeks. What went wrong? . . . → Read More: Sunscreens Cause Acne! (and Other Fun Summer Acne Facts!)

Gluten-Free Skin Products And Cosmetics

I just returned from the International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference in Portland, OR with @foodblogga (she was at the conference, I was just there to eat Voodoo Doughnuts). One of the hottest topics in food now is the gluten-free diet.

Gluten sensitivity isn’t new; it was first described in the first century AD. Celiac disease (the . . . → Read More: Gluten-Free Skin Products And Cosmetics

Red Spots

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

Arctic Blast: Itchy, Dry Winter Skin

My skin is dry. I know, I know, I’m a dermatologist, but it’s not my fault — I went home for the holidays. Continue reading Arctic Blast: Itchy, Dry Winter Skin

Vitamin D Might Improve Cancer Survival

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The vitamin story of the next decade will be vitamin D. As we learn more about this fascinating prohormone, we realize how important it is to maintaining health and preventing disease. Continue reading Vitamin D Might Improve Cancer Survival

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