Tag Archives : Dr. Patricia Yarberry

General Medical · Health

Red Hair, Blue Eyes, Fair Skin: Getting a Tan Impossible, Skin Cancer More Likely

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

We have long known that sun exposure is especially dangerous for women like me, who have the genetic trifecta of red hair, blue eyes and fair skin from an Irish/Scottish genetic background. Redheads also make up 16 percent of the world’s melanoma patients. In fact, Redheads have a 102 percent higher risk of skin cancer than brunettes.

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Money & Careers · Politics

Financial Collapse: Why All Americans Are Responsible

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
 We will never be the same because of the economic crisis of this year.  In one way, at least, this is a good thing.   We now have an opportunity to become informed about the way our financial system works, what roles politics, lobbying by so many special interest groups, and government regulation and oversight play in this very complicated dance…
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