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Epithelia Under Attack: The Skin, Gut, and Respiratory Barriers

The Dermatology Digest

2 In this review, we highlight the “epithelial barrier hypothesis” proposed by Akdis, discuss the important roles of the skin, gut, and respiratory barriers, and discuss novel therapies. This understanding allows for clinicians and researchers to develop preventative measures and therapies to restore epithelial barrier structure and function.

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L+A Report: The Hottest Peels + Corrective Procedures for Fall 2024

Lipgloss and Aftershave

One of the key goals for every medical + spa skin care professional is to find procedures, products, and devices that can be used in treatment to improve and correct skin issues. These new treatment options for medical + spa skin care professionals are a result of an evolution in the industry. Revision Skincare, M.A.D

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GWI’s Susie Ellis talks 2024, trends & the global wellness economy

Spa Executive

Ellis introduced the industry’s first Global Wellness Trends Report in 2004 and the first Global Wellness Economy Monitor in 2014, the first research that provided global market data for every sector of the wellness economy.

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Is Your MRI with Contrast Safe? The Truth About Gadolinium

Aesthetics Advisor

Unlike these nutrients, it’s absent from the human body, only making its way in through medical injections tailored for diagnostic purposes. Since that seminal moment, eight additional chelates have been introduced to the medical world. To bring clarity to the MRI process. One private Facebook group amassed more than 6,100 members.

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Best Foods to Avoid for Eczema 2024

Aesthetics Advisor

Steroids are the first-line therapy, but then there are immunosuppressants as well, with more in the drug pipeline. You know the medical profession is desperate when they’re forced to go back to the basics and start applying leeches to people. Avoiding fish, beef, eggs, and dairy “without medical supervision”? Br J Dermatol.

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Is Pubic Lice A Virus Or Bacteria?

First Derm

Get checked for free now Drug Therapy for Pubic Lice Another approach that has become common in recent years for the removal of lice from various parts of the body is pharmacological treatment. Hence, topical pharmacological therapy may need to help with the complete eradication of the lice. 6) Found something unusual after sex?

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Can a massage help you live longer? How spa treatments contribute to longevity

Spa Executive

The science on three treatments and services Massage: regulates cortisol and increases immune function A 2004 research review found that massage is correlated with significant reductions in cortisol levels and increases in serotonin and dopamine production. Can massage help you live longer?