Afghanistan hit by disfiguring tropical disease

"The Afghan capital, Kabul, has been hit by a disfiguring tropical skin disease, the World Health Organization says. The WHO warned that the disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis, threatens the health of 13 million Afghans, especially women and girls. Cutaneous...

The Karachi mix

"Go to any bazaar in Karachi, particularly in one of its older areas, like Saddar, and soon the metropolitan character of the city will start to unfold in front of your eyes… A child with hair as golden as the...

'Fake fingerprint' Chinese woman fools Japan controls

Biometrics checks using finger prints can be fooled, one only has to have the money for skin surgery to some US$15,000 to fool immigration is a worth while price to pay.    " A Chinese woman managed to...

Ontario Science Centre Body Worlds Exhibit: Human Forms Dissected

The Body Worlds Exhibition returns 4 years after its first visit to Toronto and will be on exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) until February 28, 2010. This second Body Worlds Exhibition features more than...

Tan Line Trauma

We’ve all heard allegations that a darker complexion—for those who might otherwise not have one—is sign of good health and leisure. But the inevitable farmer’s tan and occasional char broiling of shoulders...

Sunbeds cause surge in skin cancer in under 30s

The popularity of sunbeds in the United Kingdom have caused a surge in skin cancer in women under 30s. Malignant melanoma, which is the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is now more common than cervical and...

Taxpayers Being 'Fist Bumped' by Democrats

Until Barack and Michelle Obama received so much attention in the press after exchanging one on the campaign trail, I wasn't very familiar with the "fist bump." So I decided to do some research. The Wikipedia...

Tadpoles offer skin cancer hope

. Frogs and toads have in folklore been associated with causing skin problems such as warts and moles in humans but now they could be the key to a cure for skin cancer. Skin cancer is associated with the...

Israeli world first: Surgeons weld wounds shut with surgical laser

This is a first in the world. An opportunity to seal incisions using a new method that discourages infection by its application and procedure."Surgeons of the future may have to learn welding rather than sewing,...

Woman's paper skin a walking notepad

Typically Urticaria covers a wide range of rashes and hives, but in this instance it appears to make you into a Human etchosketch. "A Chengdu resident suffers from a condition that allows her to use her skin like...

Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths revealed

"(CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. ...

Miss Melanin (A Dedication to the Sisters)

Ms. Melanin is a beautiful Nu Soul and Spoken Word video which inspires women who were and are teased and discriminated against because of their skin color. Kamal Imani let's them know just how beautiful they are....

Bad news for Palin as doctors rule out 'safe tanning'

Bad news for Sarah Palin who as Sanjay Jha on NP highlighted has a penchant for a tan. The multi-million dollar tanning industry has produced various reports over the last few years claiming that it is possible...

US "Call to Action" against deep vein thrombosis

The US surgeon general has released a rare call to action against DVT, or deep vein thrombosis (blood clotting).  This condition is responsible for over 100,000 deaths a year in America alone, and affects hundreds of thousands more.  DVT can become deadly if a...

Menstrual blood bank could save lives

Researchers have noted that a woman's menstrual blood is rich with stem cells that would be useful in stem cell research."The blood that uselessly leaks away from a woman’s body every month until she hits menopause is a good source of stem cells, which are still at an early...

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