Articles, tagged with "skin changes", page 1
15th July 2010
If you're a worry wart and you're trying to figure out if you're pregnant, and what pregnancy symptoms are, and if that means you are pregnant. You ask other people, you worry in silence which will drive you insane as I think I'm already there. The more s...
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Author:
sheilarfl
15th June 2010
Liver spot is a blemish found on the skin that is linked to aging and exposure to ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. It is also described as senile freckles, lentigo senilis, and solar lentigo. It is more usually known as old age spot. In appearan...
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Author:
Angelakenny
14th June 2010
A sweat rash is a very common thing to get. It can affect anyone of any age or gender and can occur at any stage in a persons life. It can be very irritating and cause the person great discomfort. It is also be called prickly heat and malaria.
Cause o...
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Author:
Emma
27th April 2010
Have you ever wondered why pregnant women get darker skin pigmentation during their pregnancy? The darkening pigmentation, called chloasma or the mask of pregnancy (also known as melasma), is associated with the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. ...
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Author:
pregnancy guide
30th November 2009
The skin is the largest organ of the body and often the most forgotten. Skin is exposed daily to numerous environmental risks of irritants and chemicals, as well as to physical and mechanical injury. One such injury is a skin tear, defined as a traumatic ...
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Author:
Robert Palmer
16th April 2008
Nummular eczema is a type of eczema. This disorder shows its appearance when you experiences irritating, small circular patches on your skin. It is also known as nummular, nummular eczematous dermatitis, or nummular dermatitis. If someone from your family...
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Author:
Peter Gitundu
03rd January 2007
Skin: - Ayurveda describes the skin as one among the "PANCHANHANENDRIYAS". We feel with our skin. The skin is the most exposed part of our body and is hence the most affected area of our body. It is more prone to diseases since the dirt, grime, polluted a...
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Author:
Dr John Anne
14th November 2005
During puberty, girls go through many changes some physical and some psychological. These changes include fat distribution, menstruation, body composition, body and facial hair growth, growth spurts, skin changes and body odor. During puberty the body phy...
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Author:
Kay Smith