There are more than 10 common skin diseases seen in adults, such as acne, atopic dermatitis (eczema), cold sores, hives, and psoriasis. It can be difficult to identify these skin problems by images ...

Chemotherapy can cause skin changes, which may include rash, light sensitivity, dry and itchy skin, color changes, and mouth sores. Cancer Research UK, a charity based in the United Kingdom, notes ...

People with diabetes are prone to developing skin problems, such as skin sores or a leg rash, often as a result of high blood sugar levels. In fact, some skin problems can be warning signs of diabetes ...

Cold sores, also known as oral herpes, can pass through sexual contact. However, they are not technically a sexually transmitted infection (STI), as people most often acquire cold sores through ...

Kaye Kent eats oatmeal or Cream of Wheat for breakfast most mornings. If she actually liked hot cereal it wouldn’t be so bad, but she doesn’t have a choice. She can’t eat anything harder than bread ...

Move over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans need to guard against because it can spread disease: the sand fly. Sand flies are tiny tan flies — about the quarter of the size of a ...

Janelle Brown is encouraging fans to get their skin checked after what she thought was a cold sore turned out to be skin cancer. In a new Instagram post, the Sister Wives star revealed doctors found ...

Aldara cream can delay the return of cold sores, but it can cause severe inflammation, according to a report in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Studies in guinea pigs found the cream reduced ...

A UK woman with a face on fire finally has answers after years of being dismissed by doctors. Charlie-Shannon Bedford, 20, had struggled with disordered eating since she was 12 — but never imagined it ...

Every summer when the weather changes to very hot and humid my dog gets bad skin sores on her chin. We have tried everything. Last summer it got so bad she was put on Steroids. The vet here has tried ...