There are few things as unpleasant as sustaining some insult or injury to our precious eyes. Whether it’s an eye gnat, soap, or even some dust, no one wants anything in their eyes that shouldn’t be there. And if it’s something that happens to not want to come out, no matter how many eye drops you rinse with? That’s the worst of the worst. So it really helps to know the doctor-approved thing to do if something’s really stuck in your eye — and the one thing a doctor says never to do.
LESLIE AGANS WAS desperate. Her teenage son, Michael, had once been a good student and terrific ice hockey player in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. But he’d become a deceitful, unmotivated, unpredictable and sometimes violent adolescent whose life was imploding thanks to his daily marijuana use. (U.S. News is identifying Agans by her maiden name and her son by his middle name to protect the family’s privacy.)
What are the true benefits of CBD oil for acne? Here, we have experts weigh in on this popular, new skin care ingredient. And yes, we also got the answer on whether you can get high from products with the oil in it.
Over the last year, and especially in the last six months, there’s been a lot of conversation surrounding CBD oil. It’s been touted as a supplement to help calm your pets, as a way to alleviate persistent pain in humans, and even as a potential treatment for acne. It’s also been heralded for its moisturizing and acne-curing capabilities.
SENIOR SUN SENSE
Many people think that skin cancer isn’t a risk after a certain age, but a lifetime of sun exposure can catch up to you at any age. Skin cancer comes in a number of forms, including basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas and the more deadly Merkel cell carcinoma, while melanoma causes the most deaths. What advice should seniors take to protect themselves? We spoke to experts about how to reduce the risks.
“The long road of medicine is full of constant learning, so I have remained on it. The financial expense was unbearable at times but its only money. The long hours were brutal early on in surgery but now I absolutely love sunrise and cherish a good night’s sleep. And a life in medicine taught me to cherish every single moment in life, bar none. You have no idea what might happen tomorrow.”