Drew wrote: Does picking your scabs cause skin cancer? Dear Drew, To the best of my knowlege there is no correlaton between picking scabs and skin cancer. I do know that picking scabs can cause scarring. One concern is how often and why you pick at the scabs. It has been documented that chronic scab [...]

Joy Simpson wrote: I’m worried that I might get diabetes. It runs in my family. I’m only in my 30s but could you tell me some basic tips for preventing the onset of diabetes? Are things I can do for my diet or exercises i can do? Dear Joy, Yes, Joy, there are things that [...]

Bethany wrote: I have noticed a red, painful raised area that is warm to the touch on my feet(ankle, insole) 3 separate times. The areas go away after a day or two. I’m 27, don’t smoke, am on birth control but wasn’t on it when the first 2 welts occurred. I’m concerned about blood clots [...]

Hello, I received a naval piercing about 5 days ago and it seemed ok no pain, swelling, and just a little itching no other setbacks until I woke up yesterday and there were tiny bumps around the piercing and in my naval. Is my piercing infected? Dear Jenny, If there are many tiny bumps it [...]