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Eczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids Healthy
Read More: Eczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids HealthyWhen Laura Fellows’ daughter was just 2 months old, the first-time mom noticed some rough, red, dry patches of skin on her cheeks and behind her knees. The skin looked inflamed and her baby couldn’t stop itching. Luckily, she had a newborn monthly appointment already scheduled. At that visit, her daughter was diagnosed with atopic…
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Skin Lightening Creams Are Dangerous — And Harm Women
Read More: Skin Lightening Creams Are Dangerous — And Harm Women“Don’t play outside. You’ll get too dark.” “No one will marry you if you have dark skin.” “Men only want fair-skinned women.” These are words that my cousins and I would hear as our mothers slathered us in creams that promised to lighten our skin. These are words that women of color around the globe…
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La artritis psoriásica aumenta el riesgo de sufrir otros problemas de salud
Read More: La artritis psoriásica aumenta el riesgo de sufrir otros problemas de saludAl igual que muchas estrellas de programas de televisión antes que ella, Meg Maley, concursante en el programa El Gran Hermano 2015, guardaba un secreto. Cuando los espectadores se preguntaban por qué una joven aparentemente sana tenía tan mal desempeño durante las pruebas físicas y en ocasiones se la veía tomar medicamentos, Maley no comentó…
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Anxiety, Bone joint health, Chronic conditions, Depression, mental health, Nutrition, Skin, Skin health
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your HCP About Psoriatic Arthritis
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your HCP About Psoriatic ArthritisMedically reviewed by Dr. Stuart Kaplan Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic disease of the joints, and it can be a tricky illness to navigate. But it’s extremely important to get it under control because living with chronic pain can feel devastating and cause long-term damage. Although early diagnosis matters for treatment, people don’t always…
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Anxiety, Bone joint health, Chronic conditions, Depression, mental health, Real women real stories, Skin, Skin health, Stress
Listen to Healthcare Providers, but Trust Your Body and Yourself
Read More: Listen to Healthcare Providers, but Trust Your Body and YourselfAs told to Liz Sauchelli When I was 30, I woke up one morning unable to move a single joint in my body. I’d gone to sleep the night before feeling unwell, but I didn’t think much of it. I was still recovering from the birth of my third child, and it had been a…
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Bone joint health, Chronic conditions, Nutrition, Real women real stories, Skin, Skin health, Stress
Living with Psoriasis My Entire Life, I Knew I Could Develop Psoriatic Arthritis
Read More: Living with Psoriasis My Entire Life, I Knew I Could Develop Psoriatic ArthritisAs told to Erica Rimlinger My grandmother had psoriasis, an auto-immune condition that affects the skin. Although it can be inherited, none of her children have it, none of my 10 cousins have it, and none of my three brothers and sisters have it. But I do. In fact, I’ve been living with it for…
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Psoriatic Arthritis Can Put You at Risk for Other Health Problems
Read More: Psoriatic Arthritis Can Put You at Risk for Other Health ProblemsLike many reality TV stars before her, 2015 Big Brother contestant Meg Maley was keeping a secret. When viewers wondered why a seemingly healthy young woman did so poorly during physical competitions and was sometimes seen taking pills, Maley kept silent. It wasn’t until after her season of the show ended that Maley revealed her…
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know about Shingles
Read More: Fast Facts: What You Need to Know about ShinglesMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta If you associate shingles with old age, that’s a common misconception. But anyone who has had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine can get shingles — including young adults. In fact, shingles infection rates have been steadily rising among younger and middle-aged adults over the past few years. Shingles isn’t…
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Curious About Collagen?
Read More: Curious About Collagen?Medically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta Collagen is an unsung hero in our bodies that seems to finally be having its day. Ever since Jennifer Aniston went public with her support for a particular collagen supplement, it’s been getting a lot of attention in the media Could this be the secret behind her seeming inability…
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My Psoriasis Led to My Empowerment
Read More: My Psoriasis Led to My EmpowermentAs told to Alex Fulton “Upheaval” doesn’t begin to describe the state of my life in 2014. I was a newly single mother of two living in a busy city, so perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised when all the stress of going through a divorce and moving started to show up on my skin.…
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healthy aging, Miscarriage, Prevention, Preventive health, Real women real stories, Skin, Skin health, Vaccinations, Vaccines
I Got Shingles at 29
Read More: I Got Shingles at 29As told to Fortesa Latifi I was hiking on a mild winter day in East Tennessee. It was a Saturday, and I was wearing my favorite hoodie — you know, the one that fits so well you keep it for a decade. But that day, something felt weird. It felt like an object was in…
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How Atopic Dermatitis Changes as You Age
Read More: How Atopic Dermatitis Changes as You AgeMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta
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Atopic Dermatitis Across Your Body
Read More: Atopic Dermatitis Across Your BodyMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Skin Cancer
Read More: Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Skin CancerMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta Just in time for the 4th of July, HealthyWomen’s CEO Beth Battaglino will be live chatting with board certified dermatologist Dr. Liz Liotta to go through your summer glow checklist and discuss all the skincare questions you’ve been asking! Join us on Instagram Live today at 6:00 pm EDT.…
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Safe Summer Skin
Read More: Safe Summer SkinJust in time for the 4th of July, we’ll be live chatting with board certified dermatologist Dr. Liz Liotta to go through your summer glow checklist and discuss all the skincare questions you’ve been wanting answers to! Join us on Instagram at 6:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 1 @healthywomenorg!
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Living With Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Read More: Living With Atopic Dermatitis (AD)From the Desk of Beth Battaglino, RN, CEO, HealthyWomen Earlier this week, I was talking to our vice president of development, Rebecca Sager, about her daughter Tilly and my heart went out to them. Tilly is one of 16.5 million Americans who live with atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that causes itchy,…
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Coping With Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Coping With Atopic DermatitisThis resource was created with support from Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme.
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Atopic DermatitisMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta The most common type of eczema, atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes red, itchy patches all over the body. More than 16.5 million adults and 9.6 million children in the United States are affected by AD. While AD affects both women and men, hormonal changes…
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Atopic Dermatitis Shows Up on Your Skin, but Its Effects Go Much Deeper
Read More: Atopic Dermatitis Shows Up on Your Skin, but Its Effects Go Much DeeperMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta When Elizabeth Falkner was in her early 30s, her career as a chef began to take off. Unfortunately, so did her atopic dermatitis (AD). Red, itchy lesions started forming on her legs and eventually spread to her hands. The stress and heat of the busy restaurant kitchen worsened her…
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Access, Affordability, caregiving, Chronic conditions, Clinical trials, Health care, Health policy, Medical research and clinical trials, Medication safety, Parenting, Real women real stories, Research, Science, Skin, Skin health
What It’s Like to Care for a Child With Severe Eczema
Read More: What It’s Like to Care for a Child With Severe EczemaWhen our daughter Tilly was 5 months old, my husband and I noticed a rash on her face and neck. She was obviously itchy and pretty cranky about it, so we took her to her pediatrician. After a long process that involved changing everything from detergents to my diet (because I was breastfeeding), as well…
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Women of Color Spend More Than $8 Billion on Bleaching Creams Worldwide Every Year
Read More: Women of Color Spend More Than $8 Billion on Bleaching Creams Worldwide Every YearBy Ronald Hall, Michigan State University The idealization of light skin as the pinnacle of beauty affects self-esteem for women of color around the world. In many cultures, skin color is a social benchmark that is often used by people of color and whites alike in lieu of race. Attractiveness, marriageability, career opportunities and socioeconomic…
