Exercise and your skin: the facts We all know the benefits of exercise, but after sweating at the gym for an hour or two, I can’t help wondering if it is blemishing my skin or enabling it to form radiant new layers.It turns out, exercise is a blessing and a curse when...
Cross-posted from Medium These are exciting times to be working in digital health. Entrepreneurs are arriving on the scene at a dizzying rate, each with their own unique vision for improving healthcare. My vision has a different spin than most — it dates back to...
Most people think of runny noses and watery eyes when they think of allergies, but there are actually a lot of other ways that allergy can affect the body. In addition to common hay fever symptoms, it’s also possible for allergy symptoms to appear on the skin. When...
First Derm spotted cancer around the world last weekend during our # SpotCancer campaign. It was a success, detecting 2 probable melanomas in under 48 hours.
Written by: Dennis A Porto MD (@daporteaux) Aging skin 1. The sun is your enemy Every discussion of anti-aging skin care regimens should start with sunscreen and sun avoidance. In addition to causing skin cancer, UV radiation from the sun (or tanning beds) directly...
Around the world there is a sliding scale of beauty, from lighter skin to darker. The growing culture of indoor tanning and skin-whitening cosmetics have resulted in multi-billion dollar industries exploiting the definition of beauty. In the US, nearly 30 million...
Time. Every mom wishes she had more of it. Surveys show that 40% of working moms say they “always feel rushed.” It’s not just working moms who struggle to keep up. Parents go out of their way to spend time with their kids, to take them for bike rides, to kiss their...
Can you spot the kids in this picture that need sunscreen? All of them. No one is immune to skin cancer. May is international skin cancer awareness month. We want to be sure you know that people of all races can get skin cancer. Unfortunately, many people of color...
