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McMansionWe bought the right house, only ten years old,In the right neighborhood for the right price.But then it all went to shit.It was too much houseToo much space.I could never keep upWith all the maintenance tasks.Patching holesSealing leaks Clearing clogs Doors that didn ’t lockWindows like sieves.Microwave handles kept ripping off.Now it's the refrigerator with A handle on the groundAfter someone yanked too hard.The ceilings are all starting to yellowAnd the walls are streaked and forlornLike they ’d been up crying all night.The stairs have cracks in the seamsAnd the carpet is a vitiligo of stains....
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - May 31, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
An Indian doctor with vitiligo shares his story [PODCAST]
“Growing up, my family sheltered and protected me with everything related to vitiligo. People never really asked me what happened to my skin. And, if I did get questions, I honestly did not know how to answer them, so I would say‘oh, they ’re just sunburn scars’ or some version of that story, and moved […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Dermatology Source Type: blogs
The story of an Indian doctor with vitiligo
“Alright, sir, that’s the plan, and we will take good care of you. What questions do you have for me?” I asked after discussing the patient’s condition and hospital course. The patient looked satisfied and nodded as if he understood the plan, and asked: “Well, one question, where are you from?” I immediately let out […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/dhaval-desai" rel="tag" > Dhaval Desai, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Dermatology Source Type: blogs
Skin care shouldn ’t be colorblind
In medicine, we are trained to be colorblind and treat all patients equally, to the best of our ability. The irony is that in dermatology we have to take skin color into account, because the color of the skin affects the presentation of skin conditions. This is important to consider in order to make an accurate diagnosis and weigh the best treatment options.
Appearance of skin conditions may vary based on skin color
Skin conditions may look different on darker skin than on lighter skin. For example, many rashes, including allergic reactions to medication, appear pink or red on lighter skin. On a person with darker skin, an...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jennifer Lin, MD Tags: Cosmetic surgery Health Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
Vitiligo: More than skin deep
Vitiligo (pronounced vit-uh-LIE-go) is a medical condition in which patches of skin lose their color. This occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for making skin pigment, are destroyed. Vitiligo can affect any part of the body, and it can occur in people of any age, ethnicity, or sex.
Affecting approximately 1% of the population, vitiligo can be an emotionally and socially devastating disease. Particularly frustrating to many is its unpredictable progression, which can be slow or rapid.
Thus far, there is no cure for vitiligo. But new hope is on the horizon, thanks to recent research that is improving our understan...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kristina Liu, MD, MHS Tags: Autoimmune diseases Health Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
The Top Bioprinting Companies
In the next 5-7 years, the bioprinting market is estimated to expand by 15.7 percent, and it is anticipated to grow over $4.70 billion by 2025, according to the latest study of BIS Research. While the growth statistics indicate a turbulent landscape, it is worth familiarizing with the main players. Here, we collected the best bioprinting companies currently on the market.
The future of bioprinting: tissues not organs
The idea of lab-grown organs might mean the end of testing drugs on animals or humans, the solution for organ shortages and an ending of the desperate state of organ donations worldwide. If the creators of the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 14, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: 3D Printing in Medicine Biotechnology Business Future of Medicine 3d printed bioprinting company Healthcare Innovation market regenerative skin Source Type: blogs
The Top Bioprinting Companies
In the next 5-7 years, the bioprinting market is estimated to expand by 15.7 percent, and it is anticipated to grow over $4.70 billion by 2025, according to the latest study of BIS Research. While the growth statistics indicate a turbulent landscape, it is worth familiarizing with the main players. Here, we collected the best bioprinting companies currently on the market.
The future of bioprinting: tissues not organs
The idea of lab-grown organs might mean the end of testing drugs on animals or humans, the solution for organ shortages and an ending of the desperate state of organ donations worldwide. If the creators of the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 14, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: 3D Printing in Medicine Biotechnology Business Future of Medicine 3d printed bioprinting company Healthcare Innovation market regenerative skin Source Type: blogs
Revenge of the Giant Hogweed
If the day of the triffids were ever to come, then Heracleum mantegazzianum, would be the henchmen. The giant hogweed, also known as the cartwheel-flower, the giant cow parsnip, hogsbane, or giant cow parsley, is a nasty plant. It is called hogweed because the flowers smell of pigs. But, that is not the worst thing about it. You may have read in the news recently of the crippling effects it had on an unwitting Welsh gardener. His bare legs brushing against the plant developed nasty and deep blisters in the coming days and awful pain. He is apparently still unable to walk because of the damage done by the plant.
The plan...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - June 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Why does hair turn gray?
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If you look at photos of President Obama taken before he ran for president and since he left office, you’ll notice a distinct difference: where there used to be only dark brown hair, there is now far more gray than brown. It seems that the stress of running a country would turn any person’s hair gray. But is stress really to blame? And why does hair turn gray, even for those of us who don’t have jobs quite as stressful as President of the United States?
Stress doesn’t actually turn hair gray. In fact, hair doesn’t actually “turn” gray. Once a hair follicle produces hair, the...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Healthy Aging Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 202
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 202.
Question 1
Who is “Cavity Sam”? Clue: You have operated on him on before.
+ Reveal the Funtabulous Answer
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Cavity Sam is the character on the board...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - August 18, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five cavity sam haemophilia male versus female operation rifampicin Royal disease Vitiligo Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly: Self-Directed Health?
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Here’s a proposal for you: If, by following the Wheat Belly lifestyle, a long list of conditions are reduced or reversed at no risk, almost no cost, reversing even chronic and potentially fatal conditions . . . does that mean that the notion of self-directed health might be on the horizon, i.e., putting control over health back in our own hands?
I think it does. No, we will never implant our own defibrillators or take out our own gallbladders. But so many chronic health conditions afflicting modern humans recede that I believe that it is entirely reasonable to start talking a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle arthritis autoimmune diabetes eating disorder gluten grains Inflammation joint Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Reviewing FOXO Transcription Factors in Aging and Longevity
A number of the large FOX family of proteins, in particular the FOXO proteins, appear to play roles in the complex interaction between metabolism and aging. They are thus targets for investigation and potential intervention in that part of the research community interested in trying to slightly slow aging via pharmacology. The plan there is to alter the operation of cellular metabolism in ways that boost existing mechanisms of repair and maintenance, or slow the pace at which the damage that causes aging is generated. The response to calorie restriction is the best understood of such altered states of metabolism, and inves...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 16, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Can Just For Men hair dye take the color out of my skin?
AffectedForLife says…Watch out folks. Started using JFM last summer – once per month, and developed vitiligo. JFM co. is paying for dermatologist treatments etc, so they know there is a problem. Their box now warns about Vitilligo. I don’t believe it did back when I started using it last summer. I could be wrong about that, but clearly they know about a connection now.
The Beauty Brains respond
When I saw AFL’s comment I was immediately skeptical. I expected the reason they’re paying her doctor’s bills is that it was cheaper than going to court. So I searched the literature for a connection between this produc...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Problems Safety Source Type: blogs
Jen Z.
Jen has an absolutely amazing story about how switching to the ketogenic has impacted her health for the better. – Dr. Perlmutter
My name is Jen, I am 54 years old and for quite a number of years I had been dealing with some very questionable illnesses. I was overweight with no success in getting my weight down, was chronically tired, had trouble concentrating and had developed an autoimmune skin disorder called vitiligo where the skin no longer produces pigment. A couple of years into these problems I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma and went through surgery and very aggressive immunotherapy as well as radiati...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - October 8, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Success Source Type: blogs
Jenniffer Z.
Jennifer has an absolutely amazing story about how switching to the ketogenic has impacted her health for the better. – Dr. Perlmutter
My name is Jenniffer, I am 54 years old and for quite a number of years I had been dealing with some very questionable illnesses. I was overweight with no success in getting my weight down, was chronically tired, had trouble concentrating and had developed an autoimmune skin disorder called vitiligo where the skin no longer produces pigment. A couple of years into these problems I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma and went through surgery and very aggressive immunotherapy as well...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - October 8, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Success Source Type: blogs
