Skin Conditions

A Queens family says they're being wrongly accused of abusing their 5-year-old daughter. All because of a skin condition. Andrew Schieffer, of Ridgewood, said he took his daughter with him to vote in the New York Republican Primary this week. Elizabeth...

8:15 (A BLOCK) DR STEVE (Shamina Produces) CariDee English LIVE - CariDee is best known as one of the winners of America's Next Top Model and is currently the host of Lifetime TV's Pretty Wicked. But this fashion model has been suffering with a severe...

We wait all winter long for the summer to arrive - and when it does, we're ready to show it all off. But along with the warm weather comes skin damaging culprits. Here with tips to help you combat summer skin problems is Dermatologist Dr. Bruce Katz....

Michael Jackson was fascinated by celebrity tragedy. He had a statue of Marilyn Monroe in his home and studied the sad Hollywood exile of Charlie Chaplin. He married the daughter of Elvis Presley. Jackson met his own untimely death Thursday at age 50,...

A new bombshell report is claiming that a Los Angeles dermatologist who treated the late Michael Jackson for years, is the biological father of two of Jackson's children. In the upcoming issue of US Weekly magazine, which hits newsstands Wednesday, Dr....

Temperatures are getting hotter, the days longer and school is almost out for  summer. WSBT is continuing its series "Mom's Summer Survival Guide," by taking a look at protecting your child's skin and eyes this summer. There are three things no one...

1) Dr. Mark Oestreicher (Adult and Pediatric Dermatology Specialists) Once again, this title has been taken by Dr. Mark Oestreicher, who practices out of Trumbull and Westport, heads the dermatology department at Bridgeport Hospital and teaching at Yale,...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com May 21, 2012 Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...

Ashlea Edwards loves to run in the sun--but the sun and heat doesn't love her. She has bouts of acne on her face and eczema on her arms and the heat and sweat causes nothing but problems. "I started to develop eczema on my face when I started to get...

AVELLA, Pa.— About two years ago, Dr. Amy Pare began treating members of the Moten family and their neighbors from a working-class neighborhood less than half a mile from a natural gas well here. A plastic surgeon whose specialty includes skin...

While there is no cure for acne, this chronic skin condition can be managed very effectively. Dermatologists have a wide range of treatment options, including medications, chemical peels and laser light applications. That’s important to...

Floridians have easy access to the beach, but some people with allergies and lung conditions say they need even saltier air to clean them out. At spas opening up in Florida and throughout the country, clients sit in special rooms infused with high...