Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a precancerous lip lesion caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure from the sun or indoor tanning beds. Lips may become very dry, inflamed, or sandpapery, and often have white ...

This study examined the prevalence of toothpaste allergy as a cause of cheilitis among Israeli patients. We added the use of a toothpaste patch test to lower the rates of false-positive and false ...

For example, licking your lips only dries the skin and some lip balms have ingredients that may do more harm than good. Chapped lips (cheilitis) are caused by dry, inflamed, scaly skin. However, the ...

The new bird flu strain was discovered at a commercial duck farm in California's Merced County. HealthDay News — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United ...

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Prevention is key, but if you do fall back into the chapped lip trap, there are treatment options, too. We know that licking ...