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Ask the experts: How to stay safe in the sun

Posted: 3rd August 2011

Wales Online 11th July 2011

Dr Sharon Blackford consultant dermatologist at the British Medical Association (BMA) Cymru, gives her top tips on how to stay safe in the sun.

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Salicylic Acid for Warts

Posted: 20th July 2011

British Medical Journal 7th June 2011

Researchers compared the two approaches in 240 patients with plantar warts (verrucas). In the first method, a healthcare professional froze the wart with liquid nitrogen in up to four treatments. In the second, the patient self-administered 50% salicylic acid daily for eight weeks.

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