Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk. Yes, sunburns are particularly dangerous. But there's incre... [More]
Almost everyone has known the horror of waking up to a glaring-red zit. Acne is the most common skin condition, but it's usually the least severe. Others can be equally embarrassing -- and some can even be life-threatening. Because skin is... [More]
People with severe forms of the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis are more likely to die of heart-related causes and stroke than those without the condition, new research shows. In fact, for people with the severe form of psoriasis, the c... [More]
Chronically itchy skin can take not only a physical toll but a psychological one as well, a new study suggests. Research has linked various skin conditions, such as severe acne, psoriasis and eczema, to higher risks of depression, anxiety a... [More]
"Smelly feet, smelly feet, what are they feeding you?" Take a good look at your feet, especially your toenails. Are they brittle and/or thickened, discolored? Are they foul-smelling? If the answer is yes, there's a chance you might have a f... [More]
LONDON British men are becoming increasingly interested in having their eyebrows professionally groomed, according to Debenhams department store which plans to hold men-only "guybrow" nights. Men, it said, now make up 40 percent of the visi... [More]
A 37-year-old mother of three is on life-support after going to a Weston, Fla. beauty clinic for a routine liposuction procedure, the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports on its Web site. The attorney for the physician who performed the proc... [More]
ORLANDO Baseball slugger Sammy Sosa is sporting a much lighter skin tone these days. But he insists he is not trying to look like the late Michael Jackson, nor is he suffering from a skin disease such as vitiligo (the skin pigmentation cond... [More]
MOSES LAKE, Wash. The state agency that licenses doctors has accused a Moses Lake cosmetic surgeon of unprofessional conduct for performing breast reduction and liposuction on a 15-year-old girl. Dr. Thomas Laney was practicing in Seattle i... [More]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Solange Magnano, a mother of twins who won the crown in 1994, died of a pulmonary embolism Sunday aft... [More]