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  • Should I take isotretinoin for severe acne?

    Article
    03/01/07, Healthwise

    Isotretinoin is a powerful and effective medication used to treat severe acne that cannot be cleared up with other medications, including antibiotics. It is a man-made retinoid (derived from vitamin A). You usually need to take isotretino

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  • Should I take oral antifungal medication to treat a fungal nail infection?

    Article
    07/24/08, Healthwise

    Fungal nail infections (onychomycosis) occur when fungi invade a fingernail or toenail (nail plate) and the skin underneath the nail (nail bed). Toenails are more commonly affected than fingernails, because they grow very slowly, allo

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  • Monobenzone topical

    Drug
    12/27/07, Healthwise

    Monobenzone is not for treating freckles, café-au-lait spots, sun damage, melanoma, jaundice, or other pigmentation disorders not caused by vitiligo.

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  • Venous Skin Ulcer - Treatment Overview

    Article
    09/17/07, Healthwise

    The key to treating venous skin ulcers is using compression stockings and elevating your legs. Compression reverses the underlying circulation problem in the legs and helps control painful swelling from fluid buildup (edema). People w

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  • Pressure Sores - Home Treatment

    Article
    03/15/07, Healthwise

    Most pressure sores develop when you or a person you are caring for is hospitalized or confined to a chair or bed. You can take steps to prevent pressure sores. After a pressure sore has developed, you can help prevent the sore from

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  • Calluses and Corns - Home Treatment

    Article
    12/07/07, Healthwise

    The initial treatment for calluses and corns usually is self-treatment at home. This includes carefully choosing your footwear, using a pumice stone, and using over-the-counter (nonprescription) salicylic acid products.

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  • Fungal Nail Infections - Home Treatment

    Article
    07/24/08, Healthwise

    If you have a mild fungal nail infection or are concerned about the risks of oral antifungal medicine, try an antifungal medicine you put directly on your skin (topical medicine), such as terbinafine (Lamisil) or ciclopirox (Penlac).

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  • Lindane for lice

    Article
    11/24/08, Healthwise

    Lindane kills lice but does not kill lice eggs (nits). Newly hatched lice are killed during the second treatment.

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  • Psoriasis - Home Treatment

    Article
    12/10/07, Healthwise

    Skin care at home can help control psoriasis. Skin care and treatment may include using creams or lotions, pills, baths or soaks, and ultraviolet (UV) light. Skin care for psoriasis includes the following:

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  • Allylamines for ringworm of the skin

    Article
    04/19/07, Healthwise

    Allylamines kill fungi.

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