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  2. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Potentiates CNS sedatives, [3] chronic use might cause a reversible dry skin condition. [18] Khat: qat Catha edulis: Chronic liver dysfunction [3] [19] Kratom: Mitragyna speciosa: Hepatotoxicity [20] [19] Liquorice root Glycyrrhiza glabra: Hypokalemia, hypertension, arrhythmias, edema [5] Lobelia: asthma weed, pukeweed, vomit wort Lobelia inflata

  3. Health effects of sunlight exposure - Wikipedia

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    Exposing skin to the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight has both positive and negative health effects. On the positive side, exposure allows for the synthesis of vitamin D 3. Vitamin D has been suggested as having a wide range of positive health effects, which include strengthening bones [1] and possibly inhibiting the growth of some cancers.

  4. Steroid-induced skin atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Steroid-induced skin atrophy is thinning of the skin as a result of prolonged exposure to topical steroids. In people with psoriasis using topical steroids it occurs in up to 5% of people after a year of use. [ 5] Intermittent use of topical steroids for atopic dermatitis is safe and does not cause skin thinning. [ 6][ 7][ 8]

  5. Topical Minoxidil for Hair Loss: What Are the Side Effects? - AOL

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    Depending on the formulation, the most common topical minoxidil side effects are: Skin irritation at the application site. Scalp itchiness. Slight burning sensation. Skin rash. These adverse ...

  6. Low-level laser therapy - Wikipedia

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    LLLT has been studied as a treatment for hair loss; a review in 2012 found little evidence to support the use of lasers to treat hair loss. [66] A 2014 review found tentative evidence for benefit for lasers, [67] while another 2014 review concluded that the results were mixed, had a high risk of bias, and that its effectiveness was unclear. [68]

  7. PUVA therapy - Wikipedia

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    PUVA ( psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen. [ 1]: 686 [ 2][ 3] The psoralen is applied or taken orally to sensitize ...

  8. The dangers of LED face masks you should know about - AOL

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    Palep herself was quite concerned with the dosage of the light therapy provided by the masks, as not every patient may require the same amount and duration of the treatment. "The potential dangers ...

  9. Laser hair removal - Wikipedia

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    Some normal side effects may occur after laser hair removal treatments, including itching, pink skin, redness, and swelling around the treatment area or swelling of the follicles (follicular edema). These side effects rarely last more than two or three days. The two most common serious side effects are acne and skin discoloration.