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About Skin
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Skin is the largest organ of the body and provides physical barrier to help keep out environmental toxins. It regulates body temperature, retains water, fat, Vitamin D and nutrients.

Skin can sense pain and stimulation.

Skin consists of three components - Epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous hypodermis.

All these three components regulate the water and acts as a protective barrier.

The stratum corneum, the outermost layer of the epidermis, consists mainly of dead cells and water and contributes to the skin's elasticity.

Face and skin surface are lubricated naturally.

Sweat, sebaceous materials and oil form a natural emulsion that glows freely over skin surface.

Latest Publication and Research on Skin Disorder - Updated on 12/06/2011

Ancient friends, revisited: New aspects on the important role of nuclear receptor signalling for skin physiology and for the treatment of skin diseases. - Published by PubMed

Seventeen years of annual distribution of ivermectin has not interrupted onchocerciasis transmission in north region, cameroon. - Published by PubMed

Antibiotic sensitivity of bacterial isolates from cases of canine dermatitis. - Published by PubMed

DHRS7c, a novel cardiomyocyte-expressed gene that is down-regulated by adrenergic stimulation and in heart failure. - Published by PubMed

[Reactive and neoplastic histiocytic diseases in the dog]. - Published by PubMed

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Posted by:  DRY_SKIN  Posted on: 09/26/2011
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Posted by:  seanmathews  Posted on: 11/25/2010
vitiligo is also skin disorder and there are many medications available to prevent vitiligo and work for vitiligo treatment

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Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 09/07/2008
Illiterates who post nonsense may suddenly find all their skin on the floor. Learn the basics of a language before you post please. It is not helpful when your post makes little sense and hasn't any specific advice or insight like this post.

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Posted by:  ahmedali  Posted on: 07/28/2008
skin is not only the protactive layer of the human but the source of his charm and beauty. like the skin condtion vitiligo. So skin disorder not only disturb the appearence of the person but the give also some mental or emotional stress which causes the anxiety and increase in the disorder.

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