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Leading Children’s Sun Protection Swimwear Company Platypus Australia use Skin Cancer Awareness Month to Help Educate Parents

Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 May is officially known as Skin Cancer Awareness Month in the USA. Although located down under, Platypus Australia, the country's forerunner in fashionable children’s sun protection swimwear , commemorate...

Heart Health Monitored Using Paper-Thin Flexible 'Skin'

Most of us don't ponder our pulses outside of the gym. But doctors use the human pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health. Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, has developed a heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill...

South Coast MedSpa (SCMS) Laser Hair Removal Treatments Provide 90% Reduction After 3 Years

South Coast MedSpa released its latest written testimonial from a longtime SCMS patient. (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 South Coast MedSpa released a written testimonial, regarding laser hair removal treatments, from Lisa Crawford. Crawford, a highly satisfied SCMS patient since 2009, described laser hair removal treatments from South Coast MedSpa as one of the best investments she’s ever made. “I al...

ASDSA Urges Oregon Governor to Sign Under-18 Indoor Tanning Restrictions

Governor's signature would make Oregon the third state in the U.S. prohibiting minors under 18 from using indoor tanning facilities. Rolling Meadows, IL (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association urges Oregon Gov. John A. Kitzhaber, M.D., (D) to sign a bill (HB 2896) that would strengthen existing state law by prohibiting minors under the age of 18 from tan...

Rio Salon and Spa, a Beauty Salon in Morro Bay, Undergoes Makeover

Rio Salon and Spa of Morro Bay offers refreshed, upscale décor and expanded spa and salon services in its newly remodeled beauty salon. http://riospaandsalon.com Morro Bay, CA (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 Rio Salon and Spa, a Morro Bay salon, has recently completed a stylish renovation that features tranquil, Eastern Asian influenced furnishings, decorative fine art and advanced specialties. From th...

Pediatrics: HPV Warts Spread from Parents to Kids; polyDNA Recommends Protecting Kids from HPV with Gene-Eden VIR

Children often get warts from family members or classmates rather than from public spaces. (1) polyDNA suggests that parents use Gene-Eden-VIR to help prevent HPV transmission to their children. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 WebMD reports that “…a new Dutch study has found that the most likely way children get infected with the virus that causes warts is from close contact with family me...

Injury Law Firm Announces New Informative Graphic on Common Medicines That Have Allegedly Been Linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome

The personal injury law firm of d’Oliveira & Associates has issued an infographic on Stevens Johnson Syndrome, which details potential causes and serious conditions that may result from the syndrome. (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 According to the the Stevens Johnson Syndrome Foundation, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), also known as Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, is a severe allergic reaction usually to...

Tips - Post Party Skin Must-Dos Presented by Beauty Research

Beauty Research, a beauty blogging website, published an article today regarding post-party skin care. Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Healthy, youthful skin requires a long-term commitment. When a woman skips even one day of her skin care regimen, she increases her likelihood of developing dermatological problems, such as acne blemishes or patches of dryness. Even women who understand the...

Risk factors ID'd for poor cutaneous cell CA outcomes

(HealthDay)—The risks of metastasis and death associated with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) are low, but significant, and risk factors for poor outcome include tumor diameter, invasion beyond fat, poor differentiation, and location, acco...

Scientists Take Step Toward Human Cloning

Scientists have used cloning technology to transform human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, an experiment that may revive the controversy over human cloning. These cloned cells can be used to create fresh tissue in the lab to repair damage done...

Doctors Health Press Releases Statement on New FDA Proposal for Warning Signs on Tanning Beds

Doctors Health Press, a division of Lombardi Publishing Corporation and publisher of various natural health newsletters, books, and reports, including the popular online Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, recently released a statement on a new proposal by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that calls for all tanning beds to carry a warning sign stating that they’re dangerous for anyone un...

Adult Acne Treatment, Probiotic Action Shares New Insight on Why Men’s Skin Scars from Acne and How to Prevent It

Recent insight from Men’s Health gave readers new tips on how to reduce the presence of acne scars. Adult acne treatment, Probiotic Action known as the “best acne treatment” shares new insight on how to prevent acne scarring before it’s too late. Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Men’s skin is biologically different than women’s skin,( says skin experts at La-roche Posay) and has been k...

Biofrontera publishes 1st quarter 2013 interim report

Biofrontera AG / Biofrontera publishes 1st quarter 2013 interim report . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Leverkusen, Germany, 17 May 2013 - Biofrontera AG (DSE: B8F) has today published its interim report for the 1st quarter 2013 on its corporate webpage. Since Biofrontera is only obliged to report detailed fi...

O.C. Housewives Salon Victor Paul to Offer Reluma Human Stem Cell Derived Facial Care

The Victor Paul Salon is the home of "O.C. Housewives" star Gretchen Rossi and other celebrities and prestige women of Orange County. With a full time esthetician, this A+ rated prestige salon is now offering the latest in skin care science, Reluma, to its A-List clientele through Vestiage, a leading anti-aging lifestyle company. Newport Beach, California (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Vestiage,...

Explainer: what are stem cells?

By Merlin CrossleyIn a paper published in Cell yesterday, scientists from the US and Thailand have, for the first time, successfully produced embryonic stem cells from human skin cells.That sounds interesting, but what are stem cells and where do they come from?If you take a limb from a rose tree, and put it in soil, it will grow into a thriving bush.But you might say: “Plants are special. This...

Local Swimming Pools A Cesspit Of Human Fecal Matter

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Just when you thought it was safe to take a dip in your local watering hole this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a study which found that many swimmers leave behind a little more than a good time in the pool. According to the health agency's data, more than half of the pools they tested contained f...

Biotech Stock Mailbag: Vical, Sangamo, Spectrum Pharma

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- This week's Biotech Stock Mailbag: @adamfeuerstein Will Vical be Feuerstein-R Rule breaker when results come 3rd qtr? yervoy synergy possible tooseekingalpha.com/article/143551...— K. Rudolph (@scientwest) May 15, 2013 I'm not optimistic about Vical or its skin cancer immunotherapy Allovectin. I believe failure will be the most likely outcome of the phase III study...

Adult Acne Treatment, Probiotic Action Shares New Insight on Why Men’s Skin Scars from Acne and How to Prevent It

Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Men’s skin is biologically different than women’s skin,( says skin experts at La-roche Posay ) and has been known to react more aggressively when hormones change, and acne presents itself. Although some m...

New FDA Proposed Tanning Bed Regulations Push For Improved Warnings During National Skin Cancer Awareness Month

San Diego, California (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 In a recent article published by the New York Times , new proposed regulations for tanning beds in the United States was examined. Expert dermatologist Sabrina Fabi, MD, believes the new regulations coul...

Research: People with skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease

People who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to new research published in the May 15, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The link does not apply to...

Research Letter Suggests Twitter May Serve As A Good Forum For Communicating Information About Acne

JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A research letter by Kamal Jethwani, M.D., M.P.H., of the Center for Connected Health, Boston, and colleagues suggests that clinicians can learn about the perceptions and misconceptions of diseases like acne via Twit...

Study Suggests Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Carries Risk Of Metastasis And Death

JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Chrysalyne D. Schmults, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues suggests cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) carries a low but significant risk of metastasis and death....

Skin Cancer Link To Lower Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease, Says Study

People who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to research published this week in Neurology®. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, followed 1,102 people who did not have dement...

Breakthrough Marks The First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. It i...

Verisante Completes Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- Verisante Technology, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: VRS)(OTCQX: VRSEF) (the "Company" or "Verisante"), announced today that it has closed its brokered private placement of 2,357,500 units ("Units") at a price of $0.40 per Unit for gross proceeds of $943,000 led by sole agent Raymond James Ltd. (the "Agent"). Each Unit consists of one common share...