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New Drugs from what!!!!!!! ANTHRAX

The deadly virus is proving that its reputation serves more than an indicator of a killer bacteria for researchers who are working with the deadly disease are finding that it may hold some relevance in the fight against cancer. The said research has found that the said derivative is found to have some beneficial effects [...]

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Creating Cancer Cells Good for Science?

What the hell are they thinking of? You might be asking but this is vital research in how we would learn to understand better the development of the disease. Researchers using genetics have induced normal cells to turn cancerous and are expected to widen our view on how cancer forms and develops on the human [...]

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Light colored skin and age

Old age is a very susceptible stage of life when it comes to the formation of skin cancers for people with light skin tone. But do you know that severe sunburn during your younger years can have lasting effects that increase the likelihood of getting the disease during the older years of life? True, for [...]

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Lip Protection

Yes, even your lips need protection from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation and there are now products specifically developed to protect lips from sunburn and subsequently cancer. Medicated lip balms like Blistex, Dermatone, Kiehl’s and many others on the market are designed not only to provide moisture protection from the elements but also from the [...]

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Skin Cancer : The Risk Factor

The National Cancer Institute provides many resources to people who suffer from the many types of cancer. Skin Cancer is one of them for it is considered to be the most prevalent cancer in the United States and anywhere else around the world. There are signs to look out for in the hopes of preventing [...]

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Tanning, good or bad?

Like all parts of the body, the skin ages and looses some of it�s endearing properties as we grow older. But with proper care and maintenance, your skin can stay healthy and glowing even through old age by using products that help fight the effects of the sun�s damaging rays. Tanning is a practice that [...]

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Skin Healing Creams

Researchers have found that the skin cells that are responsible for mending broken skin are sometimes responsible for the formation of skin cancers and psoriasis, a skin disorder that leaves a person with sores or ulcerations that are painful and can spread to the whole body. They also found that the use of healing creams [...]

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CryoSurgery – Burning cancerous growth with extreme cold

Cryosurgery is the treatment used to remove small cancerous growth from the skin. Liquid Nitrogen, which is one of the coldest substances on earth at a stable temperature of -196 Degrees Celsius is applied to the growth, in effect freezing the cells leaving a lump of frozen tissue that simply falls off as the surrounding [...]

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Moles and Skin Cancer

Moles are a sure sign of skin melanoma if they appear after the age of 20. Many Dermatologists recommend a screening procedure be done on a monthly basis is it does develop after the specified age. If the mole undergoes change rapidly or is exhibiting one of the following symptoms, then immediate medical exams are [...]

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Skin Cancer Breakthrough

Everybody has heard of the Genome project, the DNA mapping project that aims to map out the entire human DNA sequence and define/identify all the parts they play in our daily lives. It turns out that there is a specific gene that handles the skin’s response to the Sun’s Ultraviolet rays triggering the tanning process [...]

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