More Skin & Hair Basics News

• Sun Savvy Sadly Lacking Among Americans

  Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Think you're doing all you can to protect your skin ...

• Lip Balm Use Can Become Addictive

  Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Some people use lip balm so often that it's almost ...

• Hispanic Teens Take More Skin Cancer Risks

  August 21 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic-American teens are more likely than their white peers to ...

• Absorbable Stitches, Hydrogen Peroxide a Bad Mix

  August 8 (HealthDay News) -- The type of antiseptic health care staff use to clean ...

• Early Sun Exposure Linked to Skin Cancer Gene

  June 13 (iVillage Total Health) - Although parents have long known to protect their children ...

• Hair Follicles May Regrow After Head Wounds

  May 17 (HealthDay News) -- A chance finding in wounded lab mice could point the ...

• Darker Skin Needs Extra Caution During Procedures

  May 11 (iVillage Total Health) -- People with darker skin tones may need to take ...

• Smoking Ages Unexposed Skin

  April 19 (iVillage Total Health) -- Smokers who limit their exposure to the sun may ...

• Dermatologists Offer Skin Care Buying Tips

  March 23 (iVillage Total Health) -- Are you ever confused about which skin care products ...

• Skin Injections May Stimulate Collagen Production

  March 1 (iVillage Total Health) -- Skin damaged by the harsh rays of the sun ...

• Vitamin D3 May Help Skin Wounds Heal, Study Says

  Feb. 15 (iVillage Total Health) -- Those minor scrapes and paper cuts may heal faster ...

• Brown Algae May Help Fight Skin Cancer, Study Says

  Feb. 2 (iVillage Total Health) -- A new study using brown algae to treat mice ...

• A Little Sun Might Shield Against Skin Cancer

  Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- It's a puzzle to scientists, but a new study suggests ...

• 2 Heads Better Than 1 for Skin Self Exam

  Jan. 26 (iVillage Total Health) -- If you have ever tried to do a skin ...

• Skin Cancer Prevention Targets Adolescents, Teens

  Jan. 19 (iVillage Total Health) -- In this age of midriff-bearing, tank-top wearing or shirtless ...

• Partnered Learning Boosts Use of Skin Cancer Self-Exams

  Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Learning skin self-examination with a partner boosts the likelihood people ...

• Experts Stress the Value of Frequent Skin Exams

  Jan. 8 (iVillage Total Health) -- After recent news coverage of First Lady Laura Bush's ...

• Experts Offer Winter Skin Care Tips

  Jan. 8 (iVillage Total Health) -- Physicians are recommending that people take steps to protect ...

• Men Place a High Value on Hair - Survey

  Dec. 26 (HealthCentersOnline) -- Most men with male pattern hair loss would part with their ...