Dry Skin Home Remedies
Everyone occasionally suffers from dry skin, according to dermatologist James Shaw, M.D., chief of the Division of Dermatology at Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center and associate clinical professor of medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University, both in Portland. “Dry skin is largely influenced by genetics and by climate and other drying factors like taking [...]
Cuts and Scrapes Home Remedies
You’re hurrying along and the front of your shoe catches on a crack in the cement, sending you tumbling to the ground. When you get up, you find that not only is your ego bruised, but you’ve managed to peel away the skin on your elbows and knees. You’ve got yourself a collection of painful [...]
If the Shoe Fits…
When corns and calluses form, the real underlying problem is one of mechanics?the foot inside the shoe is not functioning properly. But poor-fitting shoes may precipitate the problem,” says Joseph C. D’Amico, D.P.M. Here are some guidelines to getting a better fit: Have the salesclerk measure each foot twice before you buy any pair of [...]