Skin health management requires identifying diverse systemic rashes, treating fungal infections, and monitoring moles for potential precancerous changes.
Red skin and pain after a tanning bed session indicate some degree of tissue damage. In fact, burns and other tanning bed injuries send approximately 3,200 Americans to the emergency room every year, according to a 2014 report by the U.S. Surgeon General.
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The swimming pool might be a great place to show off your new belly button ring, but don't jump in the water until your piercing heals. Even chemically treated water can harbor germs that cause infections in open wounds. People heal at different rates.
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Peeling and breaking of fingernails can be a frustrating problem, but it usually does not indicate that you have a significant medical condition. Nails that peel and break -- often called brittle nails -- are often part of the natural changes that occur with age.
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