Health / Tags / Skin

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Mar 3, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- Skin secretions from a South American "shrinking" frog could be used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers say. A compound isolated from the frog, which grows to 27cm as a tadpole before shrinking to 4cm in adulthood, stimulates insulin release. A s.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Mar 19, 2007 @ 8:11pm neoform

CNN -- An experimental pill appears to be helping a toddler who had a near-fatal skin reaction to his father's smallpox shot, doctors said Monday. The drug, an antiviral made by Siga Technologies called ST-246, worked when more conventional treatment failed,.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Fri Feb 9, 2007 @ 10:00am mrmdc

Alter Net -- And it's not the only body part on the chopping block that is available for the cause of vanity. But is it ethical? The flesh trade isn't as elusive as people might think. Like porn, human body parts are easily available online for the right price. The.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Feb 6, 2007 @ 6:55pm neoform

CNN -- People who use large amounts of skin-numbing creams and lotions, often in conjunction with cosmetic procedures, are at risk of irregular heartbeats, seizures and even death, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Nov 25, 2006 @ 9:58am neoform

Discover -- "Doctor, bugs are crawling in my skin, sending out fibers, releasing secretions! Look at these awful sores—something's alive in them.".. Read More