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Deadly skin conditions are rare, but can be misdiagnosed.
Whenever summer rolls around, it’s easy to forget the basics of sunscreen. How long should I wait after applying it to go in the sun, and how long can I stay in the sun with it on?
For minor superficial complaints, microdermabrasion and skin needling aren’t bad options.
Many of us would have seen, if not tried, various products claiming to clean the dirt out of our pores. But do we need to?
Many of us cover our faces with foundation and other beauty products every day. Here’s what we know about whether they are doing us damage.
A US study into whether a new drug can give us a tan without going into the sun generated headlines around the world. Here’s what the study really says.
Hair loss from alopecia areata can be embarrassing and distressing for people of all ages. But new treatments are being trialled.
South African geneticists and international counterparts have traced the origins of a genetic peeling disorder, Oudtshoorn skin, and discovered the mutation that causes it.
Energy from the sun’s rays can cause skin damage and cancers. Sunscreens can absorb or reflect the dangerous UV light. Here’s how it works.
A recent study suggests Australian women are ageing 20 years earlier than their US counterparts. But this claim deserves some close scrutiny.
By getting young women hooked before they’ve even formed wrinkles, Botox peddlers have realized they can enlist them in a lifetime of treatment.
Common warts can be hard to treat. No wonder people turn to home remedies, like duct tape and vinegar. But do they really work?
Our skin is a water-containing barrier that protects us from our environment.
Squeezing and trying to pop pimples is definitely not the best solution and can actually make your skin worse.
People with eczema essentially have sensitive skin that is easily irritated.
Most women get them. Some men get them. Few people welcome them. Stretch marks, or stria distensae, are scars that appear when the skin is stretched beyond its elastic limit.
Balding in men is so common it doesn’t raise an eyebrow. But when a woman starts to lose hair, it can be extremely distressing. Will she end up bald, too?
Most of us find our first “greys” by the time we turn 30, usually at the temples, then later, across the scalp.
You may have battled blemishes in your teens, or made it through puberty and early adulthood with relatively clear skin, but it always feels particularly unlucky contending with zits in adulthood. Adult…
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, Bond University
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Consultant Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer Princess Alexandra Hospital Southside Clinical Unit and Casual Research Assistant, The University of Queensland
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Consultant Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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Doctor, Melbourne Health
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Professor in the Division of Human Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand