Category Archives: Health

John Henson Vitiligo

The American comedian actor John Morris Henson was born in July 11, 1967.  He is working as a co-host in a prime time summer-series games show “Wipeout” on ABC Network channel. According to the weekly rating of Television shows, Wipeout is the third most popular game show. The same as, he is co-hosting another program Watch this… Continue reading

Eddie Panlilio

Eddie “Among Ed” Tongol Panlilio, an eminent Filipino and governor of the province of Pampanga was born on 6th December, 1953 in Melanin, Pampanga, Philippines. He is well esteemed preacher of Roman Catholic. He was named “Filipino of the Year” by “Philippine Daily Inquirer” in 2007. He marked himself as a prime-mover for societal strengthening and maturity. Continue reading

Joe Rogan and Vitiligo

An American actor as well as a host, Joe Rogan, was born in August 11, 1967. He is a native of Boston and an enthusiastic practitioner of Yoga.  His splendid role in News Radio as Joe Garreli and as a host on the TV Game Reality Program “Fear Factor” is the main cause of his success.  He also played a role as a longtime commentator for Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Tacrolimus Ointment for Vitiligo in Children

Tacrolimus OintmentTacrolimus ointment is a topical Immunosuppressive drug (that is applied to the skin). It is used in the treatment of skin diseases like Eczema and Vitiligo. Tacrolimus was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1994 for use in liver transplantation, then it has been extended to include kidney, heart, small bowel, pancreas, lung, trachea, skin, cornea, bone marrow, and limb transplants.

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Overexposures to Sun can be harmful

Overexposures to Sun can be harmfulOne of the leading causes of skin cancer is sun exposure. Scientists say that
skin cancer can be prevented by avoiding periodic overexposure to sun coz sun’s UV rays damages DNA in the skin. The main cause of skin cancer is harmful UV rays but its intensity of risk depends on the skin type and its color. Continue reading

Can Science Corroborate Alternative Medicine?

Science Corroborate Alternate MedicineIn my opinion, the short answer to this question is no. Scientists cannot test the efficacy of alternative medicine effectively. This is because modern science works within a strict standard that is at best difficult to apply to a variety of characteristics in alternative medicine.

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Vitiligo and Who It Affects: A Summary (Part 1)

Vitiligo and Who It AffectsVitiligo is an immune disorder which normally gives an unpleasant look to the skin and produced somewhat flat and irregular milky white sports in it .These patches can’t be felt with a finger, and develop due to the lack of melanin (a pigment producing cell) in the skin. Continue reading

Skin Color and Diseases that Cause its Loss

skin colorSkin is the largest organ in human body. It is made up of two main layers which are further divided into sub layers. Continue reading

Burden of vitiligo and other skin Diseases

Skin has a very complicated and an extraordinary structure. It gets damaged frequently, when it came in direct with sun light or UV radiations and victimized by several skin problems. Recently, skin diseases have become very common health problem for the whole population. There are almost 73% of human beings that are troubled by different forms of skin disease and are busy in seeking some appropriate treatments for them.

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Treating vitiligo with Epidermal Sheet Grafts

Epidermal Sheet GraftsNo doubt, our dermatologists are trying hard in order to find a better solution for coping with vitiligo. But in spite a lot of advancement in medical science; vitiligo is becoming a challenge for dermatologist as; it is extremely resistant to treat. Continue reading