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  2. Is Chronic Inflammation Prematurely Aging Your Skin? Here's ...

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    “When assaulted by chronic inflammation, the skin's immune system goes haywire—its protective barrier is weakened and cells stop growing and performing their normal functions,” explains ...

  3. Can stress cause a rash? Experts reveal links between ... - AOL

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    The link between stress and skin goes back to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the brain, which regulates the body's response to stress, Dr. Evan Rieder, a board-certified dermatologist ...

  4. Complications of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    An elevated level of stress during pregnancy leads to notorious pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight, and mental health problems for the mother. Prolonged effects of chronic stressors such as discrimination, intimate partner violence, housing issues, and poverty lead to widespread maternal health issues and adverse ...

  5. Skin condition - Wikipedia

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    Fissure is a lesion in the skin that is usually narrow but deep. [29] [33] Induration is dermal thickening causing the cutaneous surface to feel thicker and firmer. [29] Atrophy refers to a loss of skin, and can be epidermal, dermal, or subcutaneous. [30] With epidermal atrophy, the skin appears thin, translucent, and wrinkled. [29]

  6. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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    The two main types of human skin are: glabrous skin, the hairless skin on the palms and soles (also referred to as the "palmoplantar" surfaces), and hair-bearing skin. [3] Within the latter type, the hairs occur in structures called pilosebaceous units , each with hair follicle , sebaceous gland , and associated arrector pili muscle. [ 4 ]

  7. Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), known in the United Kingdom as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), [1] is a chronic hives-like rash that strikes some women during pregnancy. Some skin changes are known to occur in people who are pregnant while other skin conditions, or dermatoses, that people have prior to ...

  8. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cancer related to one's occupation is believed to represent between 2–20% of all cases. [17] Most cancer deaths caused by occupational risk factors occur in the developed world. [16] Job stress does not appear to be a significant factor at least in lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers. [18]

  9. The truth about stress: How it affects your skin - AOL

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    You may have been warned about this before, and perhaps have even seen the results of stress on your skin when you have a big presentation at work, or durin