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Q: Every winter I get embarrassing
acne breakouts on my chest and
back. How can I avoid this?
A:
B o d y a c n e is c o m m o n in w i n t e r . T h i c k
c l o t h i n g c a n c a u s e t h e b o d y t o p e r s p ir e ,
t h e n t r a p m o i s t u r e a g a i n s t s k in — a n
e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t ’s c o n d u c iv e t o a c n e -
c a u s in g b a c t e r ia . T o p r e v e n t b r e a k o u t s ,
t r y d r e s s i n g in li g h t w e i g h t la y e r s , a n d
r e m o v e o n e p r o m p t ly i f y o u s t a r t t o f e e l
H e id i
A.
W a l d o r f ,
M.D,
Dr. W aldorf is an associate clini-
cal professor of dermatology at
The Mount Sinai School of
Medicine in New York City,
as well as director of Laser and
Cosmetic Dermatology at The
Mount Sinai Medical Center.
w a r m . It m a y a ls o h e lp t o u s e a n a c n e - f i g h t i n g c l e a n s e r t h a t c o n t a in s
s a l ic y l ic a c id o r b e n z o y l p e r o x id e a n d is f o r m u la t e d w i t h s o y o r
g ly c e r i n t o p r o t e c t s k in f r o m d r y w i n t e r a ir . ( O n e t o t r y : A v e e n o C le a r
C o m p le x i o n B a r , s o ld a t d r u g s t o r e s , w h i c h c o n t a in s s a l i c y l i c a c id a n d
s o y .) A f t e r c l e a n s in g , a p p ly a n a c n e - f i g h t i n g c r e a m a n d f in is h w i t h a
m o i s t u r i z e r la b e le d “ n o n c o m e d o g e n ic ,” m e a n in g it w o n ’t c l o g p o r e s .
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Off the record
Once upon a time, “m edical records” meant m anila
folders filed in a doctor’s office.
Now health care has
gone digital, making it easier for outside parties to
peek at our intimate details.
In her book
Protecting
Your Health Privacy
(Praeger, November 30), lawyer
Jaqueline Klosek outlines ways to keep your m edical
info under wraps. For example, hospitals often share
patient records w ith fund-raising groups, but the
hospital’s privacy officer can help you opt out. The
book w ill be available on am azon.com for $36.
Heads up for hoopsters
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b r a in in ju r ie s r o s e b y 7 0 p e r c e n t f r o m 1 9 9 7 t o 2 0 0 7 — e v e n a s c a s e s o f
o t h e r b a s k e t b a ll - r e la t e d in ju r ie s ( lik e s p r a in s ) f e ll b y 2 2 p e r c e n t . T h a t ’s
t h e w o r d f r o m r e s e a r c h e r s a t t h e C e n t e r f o r I n ju r y R e s e a r c h a n d P o lic y
a t N a t io n w id e C h i l d r e n ’s H o s p it a l in C o lu m b u s , O h io , w h o lo o k e d a t
E .R . d a t a f o r c h il d r e n a g e s 5 - 1 9 . I t ’s n o t c l e a r w h e t h e r m o r e p la y e r s a r e
s u f f e r i n g h e a d in ju r ie s , o r w h e t h e r p a r e n t s a r e b e c o m i n g m o r e li k e l y t o
s e e k t r e a t m e n t f o r s u c h b l o w s . I n e i t h e r c a s e , k n o w i n g t h e s y m p t o m s o f
a c o n c u s s i o n i s c r i t i c a l , s a y s L a r a B . M c K e n z ie , P h .D ., a c o a u t h o r o f t h e
s t u d y . I f a b l o w t o t h e h e a d k n o c k s y o u r c h il d u n c o n s c i o u s o r le a v e s h e r
d i s o r i e n t e d o r a c t i n g u n u s u a l in a n y w a y , s e e k m e d ic a l a t t e n t io n . ( I f y o u
m is s a g a m e , a s k t h e c o a c h i f a n y h e a d t r a u m a o c c u r r e d .) C o n c u s s io n s
g e n e r a l l y r e q u ir e a t le a s t a o n e - w e e k b r e a k f r o m s p o r t s . ■
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