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Why Vitamins are Vital For You!

Do You Have to Take Vitamin Supplements if you are eating a balanced Diet?

What is Nutritional Deficiency of the Rich and the Middle Class?

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Acne Diet Recommendations

Diet recommendations are essential in the effective management of acne. Dermatologist Dr Hanish Babu provides expert advice on acne diet recommendations and valuable tips on which food to avoid in acne. He also outlines an acne action plan before you make your first appointment with your dermatologist for the pimple problem.

In the previous article “Does Food Affect Acne” we have seen some pretty persuasive evidences that point towards a certain relationship between acne and food. This brings us to the next question to be considered: which are the food items that have to be avoided by acne sufferers or persons with acne prone skins? And, which food can be consumed without worrying about the facial eruptions?

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Does Food Affect Acne?

Finally, dermatologists and medical researchers have acknowledged the fact that diet does affect acne and its course. How food influences acne is not very clear yet, though various hypotheses have been put forward by the researchers.

The recent reviews in a number of medical journals including the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology and Clinics in Dermatology have stated in no uncertain terms that evidence does exist for the effect of certain food items like high glycemic load foods (refined carbohydrates) and diary products in the causation, maintenance and exacerbation of acne eruptions.

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What are the Causes of Reversible Patchy Hair Loss? | Suite101.com

What are the Causes of Reversible Patchy Hair Loss? Suite101.com

Is it Necessary to Treat all Cases of Alopecia Areata?

Spontaneous regrowth being the rule rather than exception, individuals with alopecia areata should be offered a wait and watch option.

Is this true?

Is it Necessary to Treat all Cases of Alopecia Areata?

Skin Care Tips From Dermatologist: What is the Cause of Patchy Hair Loss in Alopecia ...

Skin Care Tips From Dermatologist: What is the Cause of Patchy Hair Loss in Alopecia ...: "Alopecia areata, presenting with one or more patches of hair loss, is an autoimmune skin disease induced by a variety of environmental f..."

What is the Cause of Patchy Hair Loss in Alopecia Areata?

Alopecia areata, presenting with one or more patches of hair loss, is an autoimmune skin disease induced by a variety of environmental factors in genetically predisposed individuals.

Alopecia areata usually affects the scalp. Other hair bearing areas, especially the beard are also affected. Any age can be affected in alopecia areata; though the common age group is 15-30. The youngest alopecia areata patient I have seen was a 2 year old girl.

What is the cause of patchy hair loss in Alopecia areata? Read on....

Is Milk Bad for Acne?

Is Milk Bad for Acne?

Finally medical researchers have affirmed that diary products do worsen acne. How does milk affect acne and what are the precautions to be taken?
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Food and Acne Relationship: Not a Myth Anymore

Finally the verdict is out.

Food and Acne relationship is not a myth anymore, according to a review published in the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, July 2010 issue.

Most textbooks and websites all over the web had been insisting that food does not have any inflience on the course or severity of acne.

As a dermatologists with more than 3 decades experience behind me, I had always held the view that some food items did affect the acne eruptions.

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How Did Michael Jackson Skin Turn White?

Michel Jackson’s skin turned white as a result of the common pigment losing skin disease, vitiligo, also known as leucoderma.

There are many myths surrounding the color change of Michael Jackson in the early 90s. He was widely chastised in the media for ‘turning his back on his African ancestry’. He was accused of bleaching his skin in an attempt to ‘look white’.

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Chronic Eczema Treatment

Management of Persistent, Recurrent Dermatitis

Chronic eczema treatment involves topical steroids, immunomodulators, intralesional steroids and other supportive therapy to get rid of the persistent or recurrent dermatitis.

Most dermatitis can go into a chronic stage whereby there are remissions and exacerbations depending upon the triggers and the constitution of the patient. Common chronic eczemas include lichen simplex chronicus (neurodermatitis), chronic stage of atopic eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, dry eczema etc.

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Sub Acute Eczema Treatment

Management of Crusted and Scaly Dermatitis

Sub acute eczema treatment has some distinct features from that of acute and chronic eczema. Specific measures are called for the management of the crusted and scaly dermatitis.

When the oozing dries up after the acute stage of eczema, the skin becomes dry, crusted and scaly in sub acute eczema. The redness may still be there, albeit in reduced amount, most of the swelling and the stinging and burning sensations disappear. Itching may be more pronounced than burning sensation in sub acute eczema.

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Two Pajamas Treatment for Eczema

Wet Wrapping Technique to Control Dermatitis.

When the eczema involves extensive skin surface, the two pajamas treatment for eczema can be very effective in controlling the dermatitis and providing fast relief.

Sometimes topical applications of steroids fail to control the itching and skin inflammation in eczema patients. These may be due to various causes including poor penetration, accidental wiping off of the medication by clothes, or because the strength of the corticosteroid is not enough to suppress the disease activity. In such cases, the two pajamas technique can be very helpful in bringing out fast relief for the patient.

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Acute Eczema Treatment

Information on acute eczema treatment can be reassuring for a patient who is alarmed and anxious at the sudden eruptive appearance of the dermatitis.

Acute eczema can appear de novo as the first attack of inflammatory skin diseases or can occur as an exacerbation of an existing eczema. It typically presents with oozing, redness and swelling of the affected area. A stinging or burning sensation followed by pain and itching are the main symptoms. The commonest examples are contact dermatitis or an acute exacerbation of atopic eczema in children.

Acute Eczema Treatment

Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis

Palmoplantar pustular psoriasis is a type of localized pustular psoriasis limited to the palms and soles. It is a chronic, recurrent eruption and can be very resistant to treatment.

Palmoplantar psoriasis is also known as palmoplantar pustulosis. Sometimes it is associated with psoriatic scaly patches elsewhere in the body, otherwise limited to pustular eruption on the palms and soles. When it erupts without any psoriasis lesions, however, some dermatologists consider it as a separate entity of unknown origin.

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How to Treat Eczema

General Approach to the Management of Different Types of Dermatitis

General approach on how to treat eczema depends upon certain general and specific measures of management of different types of dermatitis.

Eczema encompasses a wide range of skin inflammatory diseases. The specific treatment of eczema differs according to the type, causes and individual variations.

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What is Eczema?

Dermatitis is the Inflammation of Skin

Eczema is an exudative inflammation of the skin sensitized due to various external and internal allergens. Eczema and dermatitis are used synonymously most of the time.

Eczema means boil out (Greek: ec=out; zema=boil). In eczema, the skin seems to be boiling out. Eczema has been in use since the sixth century. As it has been imprinted in the minds of lay public, all efforts by the dermatologists to replace it with dermatitis have consistently failed during the last century.

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