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Five-Cent Fix for Canker Sores
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Five-Cent Fix for Canker Sores

May 12, 2014

Canker sores are hard little nodes that can develop on your gums, inside your cheeks and on your tongue. No…

Natural Ways to Soothe a Dry, Itchy Scalp
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Natural Ways to Soothe a Dry, Itchy Scalp

Crystal Renée Stelzer | April 14, 2014

Are you scratching your head and wondering what’s causing those icky flakes? It could be that your commercial hair-care products…

Never Too Old for Acne? How to Be Pimple-Free at Last
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Never Too Old for Acne? How to Be Pimple-Free at Last

Bethanee J. Schlosser, MD, PhD | January 13, 2014

Say acne and many people think of bumpy-complexioned teens -- but a surprising 26% of women in their 40s and…

Real Relief for Psoriasis (and Eczema, too)
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Real Relief for Psoriasis (and Eczema, too)

Valori Treloar, MD, CNS | November 21, 2013

Combining conventional and natural therapies offers the best treatment… Psoriasis can be painful, itchy and embarrassing…and even trigger anxiety and…

Carrot Cure for Warts
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Carrot Cure for Warts

October 14, 2013

Warts are caused by one of the many versions of the Human papillomavirus (HPV), which infects through broken skin or…

Aloe Vera Heals Acne
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Aloe Vera Heals Acne

July 12, 2013

Do the harsh medicines made to cure blemishes do a number on your skin? Try the soothing natural alternative aloe…

The Listerine Cure for Warts
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The Listerine Cure for Warts

March 29, 2013

Are you tired of walking on painful plantar warts? Here’s something to try: Every night, soak your foot in a…

The Great Imposter Skin Disorder
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The Great Imposter Skin Disorder

John E. Wolf, Jr., MD | February 15, 2013

It masquerades as acne, sunburn, even eye irritation If you blush easily, you might already have a skin disease that…

Natural Ways to Prevent Bedsores
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Natural Ways to Prevent Bedsores

Jamison Starbuck, ND | October 24, 2012

Anytime you’re immobilized for an extended period—for example, if you use a wheelchair or are bedridden with an illness or…

Life’s Not Fair for People With Psoriasis
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Life’s Not Fair for People With Psoriasis

Joel M. Gelfand, MD | August 30, 2012

Painful, Unsightly Medical Condition Also May Boost Risks for Disease Earlier this year, I wrote about a study demonstrating that…

Nature’s Remedies for Sunburn & Bug Bites
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Nature’s Remedies for Sunburn & Bug Bites

Jamison Starbuck, ND | August 24, 2012

If you’re tired of using the same old products to prevent or treat sunburn, bug bites and other summertime skin…

Best Way to Ease Jellyfish Stings (It’s Not What You Think!)
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Best Way to Ease Jellyfish Stings (It’s Not What You Think!)

Nicholas Ward, MD | August 23, 2012

Growing up in the Northeast, the warm August ocean always brought the fear of jellyfish stings. The American Red Cross…

Chlorine Bleach Baths Help Eczema
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Chlorine Bleach Baths Help Eczema

Amy Paller, MD | August 20, 2012

Study Affirms Value of Old-Fashioned Home Remedy It turns out that a decades-old wound treatment -- diluted bleach -- offers…

Don’t Sit Near CFL Bulbs
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Don’t Sit Near CFL Bulbs

John O'Hagan, PhD | August 15, 2012

CFL Bulbs May Pose Risk in Close Proximity Ah, progress... now that thousands of us have diligently exchanged our traditional…

Saw Palmetto As a Treatment for Acne
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Saw Palmetto As a Treatment for Acne

Richard Fried, MD, PhD | August 2, 2012

Does It Work... and Is it Safe? I recently got a letter from a reader, Jenny, who suffers from adult…