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Do Mosquito Repellent Creams Harm Skin? Doctors Clear The Air
Mosquito repellent creams are widely used to prevent dengue and malaria, but do they harm your skin? Dermatologists explain their safety, possible side effects, and the right way to use them.
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Rare 'Worm Sneezing' Case Of Greek Woman Sparks Questions On Hidden Parasitic Infections; What A Doctor Wants You To Know
A rare case of a woman sneezing out worms has spotlighted hidden parasitic infections. Experts explain how such infections occur, who is at risk, early warning signs, and simple steps to prevent serious health complications.
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How Your Nose Could Reveal Life-Threatening Conditions
From common skin issues like acne and rosacea to rare diseases like sarcoidosis and trigeminal trophic syndrome, your nose might be signaling critical health concerns.
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In A Rare First, Man Tears Windpipe From Holding His Sneeze
It was revealed by an X-ray that the man had surgical emphysema, a disease where air becomes trapped behind the skin's deepest tissue layers.
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Blue Baby Syndrome: Know How Your Baby's Skin Can Indicate A Heart Problem
Blue Baby Syndrome: Some babies present with bluish discoloration of skin, lips, tongue and nails. They are born with a condition called cyanotic heart disease, a rare condition that affects infants and young children.
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Sewage Worker In Spain Shows Up At Hospital With Worms Slithering Under His Skin
In an unusual case, a sewer worker in Spain had a roundworm infection so bad that doctors could see the larvae crawling under his skin.
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Rare Skin Disease Left Him Isolated. Surgery Gave Him Back His Life
When Enrique Galvan was growing up in Paraguay, other children called him a monster. When he was a toddler, a rare genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis was diagnosed, and it caused benign tumors to form on his nerve tissue and create what appeared to be pieces of extra skin drooping from his head, neck and face. It wasn't until he was old enou...
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"Never Been So Humiliated": Mother, Baby Kicked Off Flight For Dry Skin
Rare Disease Day is meant to raise awareness about exactly the kind of genetic skin condition that Jordan Flake shares with her 1-year-old son, Jackson.
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Climate Change is Shifting Areas of Skin Disease Concern
Climate change is bringing certain skin diseases and other illnesses to regions where they were rarely seen before, according to a recent research review.
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Pakistani Girl Undergoes 100th Surgery For Rare Skin Disease
A 25-year-old Pakistani girl, who has spent most of her life in hospitals, has just underwent her 100th surgery related to a rare skin disease.
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Do Mosquito Repellent Creams Harm Skin? Doctors Clear The Air
Mosquito repellent creams are widely used to prevent dengue and malaria, but do they harm your skin? Dermatologists explain their safety, possible side effects, and the right way to use them.
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Rare 'Worm Sneezing' Case Of Greek Woman Sparks Questions On Hidden Parasitic Infections; What A Doctor Wants You To Know
A rare case of a woman sneezing out worms has spotlighted hidden parasitic infections. Experts explain how such infections occur, who is at risk, early warning signs, and simple steps to prevent serious health complications.
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How Your Nose Could Reveal Life-Threatening Conditions
From common skin issues like acne and rosacea to rare diseases like sarcoidosis and trigeminal trophic syndrome, your nose might be signaling critical health concerns.
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In A Rare First, Man Tears Windpipe From Holding His Sneeze
It was revealed by an X-ray that the man had surgical emphysema, a disease where air becomes trapped behind the skin's deepest tissue layers.
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Blue Baby Syndrome: Know How Your Baby's Skin Can Indicate A Heart Problem
Blue Baby Syndrome: Some babies present with bluish discoloration of skin, lips, tongue and nails. They are born with a condition called cyanotic heart disease, a rare condition that affects infants and young children.
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Sewage Worker In Spain Shows Up At Hospital With Worms Slithering Under His Skin
In an unusual case, a sewer worker in Spain had a roundworm infection so bad that doctors could see the larvae crawling under his skin.
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Rare Skin Disease Left Him Isolated. Surgery Gave Him Back His Life
When Enrique Galvan was growing up in Paraguay, other children called him a monster. When he was a toddler, a rare genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis was diagnosed, and it caused benign tumors to form on his nerve tissue and create what appeared to be pieces of extra skin drooping from his head, neck and face. It wasn't until he was old enou...
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"Never Been So Humiliated": Mother, Baby Kicked Off Flight For Dry Skin
Rare Disease Day is meant to raise awareness about exactly the kind of genetic skin condition that Jordan Flake shares with her 1-year-old son, Jackson.
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Climate Change is Shifting Areas of Skin Disease Concern
Climate change is bringing certain skin diseases and other illnesses to regions where they were rarely seen before, according to a recent research review.
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Pakistani Girl Undergoes 100th Surgery For Rare Skin Disease
A 25-year-old Pakistani girl, who has spent most of her life in hospitals, has just underwent her 100th surgery related to a rare skin disease.
