Courtesy of CDC-PHIL
Cheap, Safe, Simple Treatment
A cheap, safe, and simple treatment for kids’ eczema has been discovered by researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Powerful relief for kids’ eczema comes in the form of diluted bleach baths. The treatment dramatically improves the rash as well as reduces flare-ups of eczema, which affects 17 percent of school-age children.
What is Eczema? » Read more: Bleach Relieves Kids’ Eczema
The study, “Mammalian Merkel Cells are Descended from the Epidermal Lineage“, was recently published in the online version of Developmental Biology and is slated its future print edition.
“Merkel cells,” discovered by Friedrich Sigmund Merkel in 1875, are found in multiple regions of the skin and make contact with specialized never fibers, participating in the perception of touch.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine assistant professor of pediatrics, neurosciences and otolaryngology, Stephen M. Maricich, M.D., Ph.D., and his team found » Read more: New Study Solves Mystery of Merkel Cell Origin
Skin Cancer video. Informative video from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Skin Cancer: Latest Developments in Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Skin Structure
Normal Skin Growth
National Institute of Arthritus and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)-supported scientists at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Palo Alto and at Stanford University have discovered a mechanism that contributes to differentiation of skin cells during normal skin growth. Understanding the processes that regulate normal skin growth may provide a better understanding of and lead to the development of therapies for diseases such as eczema and skin cancer. The study appeared in a recent issue of the journal Genes & Development. » Read more: Production of Healthy Skin
A new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) research program in response to the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
13 Million Workers Exposed
Courtesy of NORA DERP
Estimates indicate that more than 13 million workers in the United States are potentially exposed to chemicals that can be absorbed through the skin. A hazardous chemicals skin exposure may occur through direct contact with contaminated surfaces, deposition of aerosols, immersion, or splashes. When substantial amounts of chemicals are absorbed, systemic toxicity can result. Contact dermatitis can also result when chemicals are absorbed through a workers skin. Contact dermatitis is one of the most common chemically induced causes of occupational illness, accounting for 10 to 15 percent of all occupational illnesses at an estimated annual cost of at least $1 billion. » Read more: Developing Dermal Policy
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