A popular diabetes drug can provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says. Metformin significantly reduces people's risk of developing basal cell cancers or squamous cell cancers...
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Red man syndrome is a hypersensitive response to the antibiotic vancomycin, which although it is not an allergy, has symptoms that are like those of an allergic reaction. Vancomycin is the antibiotic of...
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What is a boil, and how do you know if you have one? Boils can be painful and cause other health problems if left untreated. Learn the symptoms of boils, what causes them, how they are diagnosed...
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Eczema can be maddening, causing thick, scaly patches of dry skin that itch like the devil. There's no cure for the skin condition, but a new study shows that self-guided talk therapy can help ease the...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to serious illnesses such as...
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