Stretch marks are a natural part of life, but for some people, they’re an unwanted nuisance that must be minimized or eliminated. And while there are a lot of products and procedures that claim to make stretch marks go away, most won’t help. Celebs like Danielle Brooks and Chrissy Teigen (see photo below) have spoken openly about their stretch marks on Instagram, demonstrating it’s something even celebrities deal with: In order to figure out if certain treatments actually do work, HuffPost reached out to a few experts to figure out what exactly stretch marks are,…
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The ancestors of modern humans may have gotten genital herpes from the now-extinct relative of humanity commonly known as Nutcracker Man, a new study suggests. Analyzing the DNA of the viruses, bacteria and other life-forms that can infest people reveals not only the origins of human disease but also valuable hints about the lifestyles of past humans and their ancestors. For example, a 2007 study revealed that humans caught pubic lice, aka “crabs,” from gorillas about 3 million years ago, while a 2011 study suggested that Christopher Columbus and his crew brought…
Read MoreStassi Schroeder Proudly Declares Her Breast Reduction Scars ‘Pretty’ & Reveals Why She Won’t Photoshop Them
Stassi Schroeder has no hesitations showing off her scars, specifically her scars from a November 2015 breast lift and reduction procedure. The Vanderpump Rules star, 29, shared an underboob photo on Instagram Wednesday, proudly putting her body marks front and center. The Bravo-lebrity reveals to PEOPLE exclusively that during a recent photo shoot she made it clear to the photographer that there was no need to cover up her scars. “I was like ‘Don’t edit out my scars.’ They’re awesome. I like being myself and I feel that everyone should embrace themselves,” Schroeder tells PEOPLE. “It’s…
Read MoreFrankie Muniz Doesn’t Remember ‘Malcolm in the Middle’—Here’s What Might Cause Severe Memory Loss in Young People
On Monday’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, actor Frankie Muniz shared a personal health tidbit in a pre-taped segment: He’s struggling with serious memory loss. Muniz revealed there are entire years he can’t recall, including his entire stint on Malcolm in the Middle. “It’s something that I never really wanted to talk about, because I’m just me and this is my life,” he told People after his performance. “But we were talking about Malcolm [in the Middle] and how it started, and I don’t really have memories of being on the show.” Alarmingly, his doctors haven’t quite figured…
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