Bordoni B, et al. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2013. Show full citation Abstract Every element or cell in the human body produces substances that communicate and respond in an autocrine or paracrine mode, consequently affecting organs and structures that are seemingly far from each other. The same also applies to the skin. In fact, when the […]
Burns Volume 37, Issue 1, February 2011, Pages 117–125 Jin-Ah Lee Abstract The effects of acupuncture on healing of deep second degree burns were compared to the conventional hydrocolloid dressing, Duoderm in mice. The expression level of inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α) was significantly reduced in the injured skin and the number of eosinophils in blood decreased […]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 BY WESTON A PRICE FOUNDATION Nutrition for the Skin The skin is the largest organ system in the human body, accounting for 16 percent of total body weight and covering sixteen to twenty-two square feet of surface area. Our skin separates and informs us with regard to our surroundings, serving to waterproof, […]
Dean R. Focht III, MD; Carole Spicer, RN; Mary P. Fairchok, MD Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156(10):971-974. doi:10.1001/archpedi.156.10.971. ABSTRACT Objective To determine if application of duct tape is as effective as cryotherapy in the treatment of common warts. Design A prospective, randomized controlled trial with 2 treatment arms for warts in children. Setting The general […]