Nutrition is essential for good health at every age, but is especially important during puberty. This is a time when rapid changes in your body increase your nutritional requirements. Nutritional quality during puberty influences growth, sexual...
American women often wax, shave or use depilatories to get rid of their underarm hair. Shaving is one of the quickest and easiest ways to remove armpit hair, yet it also can cause razor bumps. These small bumps show up when your skin is irritated...
Skin lesions can be emotionally uncomfortable, and sometimes painful, requiring attention. Knowing how to identify the difference between acne and heat bumps, also known as heat rash, can be important to help you determine what treatment to pursue...
A pustule is a collection of pus, a combination of liquid and inflammatory cells that form just under the epidermis, the top layer of skin or under the dermis. Many times pustules start in the hair follicles or sweat glands. When you have a...
How you groom your armpit region -- if you do at all -- can influence the types of skin reactions you develop. There could be several causes for bumps developing on your armpits. The urgency of treating these bumps may be cosmetic, particularly if...
The National Women's Health Information Center reports that around five million American women suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome. It may strike at any time during the reproductive years, affecting a woman's appearance, cardiovascular system...
If you looked in the mirror this morning and saw big red bumps on your skin, you may be wondering what they are and what to do about them. Determining what they are isn't always easy, however, as a long list of factors can contribute to bumps on...
Deep skin infections erupt at the surface in pus-filled pockets called skin boils. Boils, or abscesses, are the visible signs that your body is fighting off a bacterial attack. Mild boils can often be treated at home, but more severe infections...
Eight million people---that's how many the World Health Organization estimates will die from smoking tobacco in the year 2030. In fact, on average, smoking kills one person every six seconds, the WHO reports. Yet although numerous organizations...
Although acne often begins during the teen years, it can pop up at almost any age, according to dermatologist and author of “The Acne Prescription” Nicholas Perricone. For some people who already have acne, diet can trigger breakouts....
