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Skin Wrinkles Are a Healthy Sign

  • June 13, 2004

No, not the type that you get when you smoke or have excessive sun exposure, but the type that you get after being in the water for awhile. Apparently the more shriveled your fingertips are after a swim, the healthier your nerve fibers are. Researchers are using this fact to help diagnose diabetic, HIV-positive or leprosy patients. The palm is so porous--it has 400 to 500 sweat pores--that water can seep in comparatively easily, diluting the body's own liquids and changing the electrolyte...