As a physician, I’m trained to cast critical eye on all types of statistics and supposed success rates that don’t have solid research behind them. Whenever a beauty company quotes a level of improvement with their latest product after a certain number of weeks, it doesn’t quite paint the full picture. In other words, the [...]

In impetigo, which is a rapidly-spreading pus infection of the skin, the staphylococcus or streptococcus are most often involved. Once the infection has begun it may spread rapidly by the use of towels, or by squeezing or scratching with the fingernails. People find difficulty in letting themselves alone. Impetigo begins as small blisters on the [...]