January 18, 2010 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with severe forms of the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis are more likely to die of heart-related causes and stroke than those without the condition, new research shows.

December 29, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronically itchy skin can take not only a physical toll but a psychological one as well, a new study suggests.

December 28, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Melanoma skin cancer is becoming more common among Hispanics and whites, a new study suggests.

December 23, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can blame those coarse wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight.

December 17, 2009 — HONG KONG (Reuters) - Genes may explain why some people are more susceptible than others to leprosy, an extensive study in China published in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to have found.