Month: November 2016

Skin Care Tips for Holiday Travels

Whether you’re driving, taking a plane, bus, or train to see friends and family, traveling can be exhausting and take a toll on your skin. However, with the right preparation, you can help prevent skin problems and tired looking skin and arrive at your holiday destination with healthy skin! Skip the foundation – Planes in […]

Types of Common Skin Tests

When you see a dermatologist for a skin condition, the cause of the skin abnormality may be easily determined, but oftentimes it may require additional testing. Skin tests can help differentiate between bacterial and fungal infections, cancerous and noncancerous growths, as well as determine allergies and other diseases. The following are common skin tests used […]

How Diabetes Affects Your Skin

November is American Diabetes Month, which is a wonderful opportunity to educate and raise awareness about this common and serious condition that affects millions of Americans. Diabetes results in abnormal blood glucose levels, which can lead to adverse effects throughout the body. One common area that diabetes affects people is their skin. In many cases, […]

Relieving Itchy Eczema

When your child is complaining of an itch due to eczema, there’s no use in telling him or her not to scratch. Itchiness caused by eczema can be severe and be very difficult to resist scratching, so the best way to help your child is to treat and manage the eczema while trying some techniques […]