Community nurses need mandatory training to spot signs of pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, in patients with dark skin ...

When they did feel discomfort, it often negatively affected their mood. The exception: older adults on average became more ...

This method of therapeutically scraping the skin with a tool is thought to increase blood circulation, relieve muscle tension ...

Some people bruise more easily than others, and several factors contribute to this, including age, medications, and health ...

Solar purpura often affects older adults, as solar purpura typically occurs due to long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Bruising is the primary symptom of solar purpura, though ...

"As we age, skin laxity, excess fat and muscle banding can contribute to a less youthful appearance," explains Dr. Michelle ...

A series of singing events are set up to help tackle isolation among elderly people. Ability is using the money to buy four new minibuses taking it fleet to 14 vehicles. The initiative allows ...

In an older 2007 study with 11 participants ... near the surface of your skin can burst. This can result in skin bruising and minor bleeding. Bruising usually disappears within a couple of ...

Skin aging is influenced both by inherited intrinsic factors and by extrinsic or environmental factors. Intrinsic aging is an ineluctable process and is due to the genetically determined natural ...

Reynaldo López, Atlanta Braves / Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/GettyImages The Atlanta Braves would not be one game away from clinching a seventh straight postseason berth without the terrific ...

He underwent imaging on Saturday that revealed a bone bruise. The Brewers are not expected to place him on the injured list, according to MLB's Adam McCalvy. Doing so would prevent him from ...