by Jodi | Nov 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Attention all you eye beauty addicts! We want to help you keep your eyes glowing and healthy. The delicate eye skin, at less than 1 mm thick, is the thinnest on your entire body and it gets lots of wear and tear. This makes it prone to environmental and sun damage,...
by Jodi | Sep 12, 2022 | Allergy, Dermatitis, Poison Ivy, rash
Exposure to plants of the Anacardiaceae family account for the majority of cases of allergic contact dermatitis. These include poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac, which are members of the genus Toxicodendron. These types of dermatoses are caused by urushiol, a...
by Jodi | Jul 19, 2022 | adolescence, Melanoma, Millennial, skin cancer, Skin Cancer Prevention, sun damage, sun protection, sunburn, sunscreen
May was skin cancer awareness month and we always revisit the dangers of unprotected sun exposure. The number of cases of melanoma in young adults is on the rise. Millennials are especially vulnerable, because they seem to underestimate the dangers of the sun and skin...
by Jodi | Dec 2, 2021 | atopic dermatitis, cold weather, dry skin, eczema, hives, itch, itchy skin, psoriasis, rash, Uncategorized, winter, winter itch
Dry skin is especially common as enter into winter. Indoor heating goes on and there’s cold and blustery weather outside; both of which rob skin of its natural moisture. When the weather is cold, the humidity is low, which translates to a decrease in the...
by Jodi | Oct 13, 2021 | antibiotics, bacteria, chikungunya, deer tick, DEET, dengue fever, dermatology, dermatology np, dnp, doctor, doxycycline, early disseminated lyme disease, eastern equine encephalitis, erythema migrans, Health, healthy skin, history, insect bite, insect borne disease, insect repellent, insects, Ixodes, Lyme, Lyme Disease, mosquito, nurse practitioner, outdoors, permethrin, picaridin, repellent, Skin Care Advice, skin health, skin inflammation, skin quality, Skinformation, spirochete, strong skin, summer, summer guide, summertime, tick borne disease, ticks, Uncategorized, West Nile, Yellow Fever, Zika
Lyme disease is a widespread tick-borne disease in the United States. It is caused by the spirochete (bacteria) Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by the blacklegged deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged deer tick (Ixodes...
