A 48-year-old black woman presented to the University Hospital Medical Center in 1978 with skin lesions. A chest radiograph obtained in 1970 was essentially normal. In March of 1978, she developed small nodules in both lungs and fullness in both hila. Bed rest and various creams for the skin lesions were prescribed. In November of 1978 she developed diffuse bilateral infiltrates and hilar adeno...

Collagen has been a component of skin care formulations for many years, and over this time, there have numerous claims its efficiency. protein is responsible firm strong skin, but since collagen fibers are too large to penetrate the stratum corneum (SC), topical creams containing remain on surface without affecting quality. To overcome poor penetration fibers, we prepared in past micronized tha...

Background. Skin lightening is very popular among women and some men of the Caribbean, and its popularity appears to be growing. The lightening of skin colour is done to produce a lighter complexion which is believed to increase attractiveness, social standing and improves one's potential of being successful. Design and Methods. Fifteen (15) common skin lightening creams found in pharmacies and...

The study was aimed at assessing the levels of some toxic metals in different cosmetic products sold at different shopping malls and markets in Kano Metropolis. The cosmetic items included ten face powder, ten skin lightening creams and ten lipsticks of various prices. The cosmetics were digested and analyzed for heavy metals (manganese, nickel, copper, cadmium, chromium and lead) using atomic ...

Cancer is a disease that overwhelms the body with harmful and excessive cellular growth. There deadly accessory of stage IV cancer; Staphylococcus aureus disease-serving bacterium can infiltrate tumor microenvironment to support malignancy. Furthermore, immune tolerance acquired as bacteria-infested cancerous mass forms collagen-reinforced extracellular matrix. The review discusses allergy-assi...