The Skin Cancer Foundation offers these tips for staying safe and healthy under the summer sun:
• Seek the shade, especially between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun's r...
Sun screen, checkups are critical
As the body's largest organ, skin is hard to ignore.
But every time you go outside without sunscreen or other protection from the sun's ...
Scientists not sure of reason
For more than two decades, Stephanie Berentsen has had more than her share of allergies' misery: sneezing, severely itchy eyes and nose and ...
The Northwest Asthma & Allergy Center at the Mayo Clinic offers the following tips to keep allergens at bay:
• On dry, windy days when pollen counts are especially high,...
Who is that in the mirror?
Sharon Mebus can't help but laugh every time she asks herself that question.
She expects a young woman with fresh, unlined skin.
Instead, she ...
Considering a minimally invasive laser or related procedure? Here are some important tips:
• Play it safe. The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery recommends...
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The machines: Once strictly industrial tools, lasers have transformed some areas of medicine, such as dermatology. There are dozens of different types, from cold,...
ST. LOUIS — The arrival of spring is nothing to sneeze about. Except when the air is saturated with tree pollen.
And the air is full of the stuff right now.
Doctors say ...
You've heard the dreaded mantra: It takes cardio, cardio, cardio to lose fat.
Incorporate it into your strength training and you'll break up the boredom and blast extra ...
ST. LOUIS — Twice as many youngsters and teens are taking medication typically used to treat or prevent Type 2 diabetes than four years ago, according to a study release...
