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Yellowing of the skin and eyes is a sign of liver problem. The medical term for yellowing of the skin is called Jaundice. Newborn usually have immature liver, thus their liver is not able to breakdown hemoglobin or red blood cell which leads to buildup of bilirubin in the blood. Yellowing of skin and eyes occurs when there is too much bilirubin in our body.  Newborns and babies with suspected Jaundice are placed under light to help them break down bilirubin. Bilirubin is susceptible to photo-oxidation by artificial light or sunlight.

Yellowing of the skin and eyes is called Jaundice and it is sign of liver problem. Jaundice is a sign of liver problem or diseases. Newborn usually have immature liver, as a result their liver is not able to breakdown hemoglobin or red blood cell which leads to buildup of Bilirubin in the blood.  Yellowing of skin and eyes occurs when there is too much bilirubin in our body. WHY ARE BABIES SUSPECTED PLACED UNDER BILI LIGHT; Newborns and babies with suspected Jaundice are placed under light to help them break down bilirubin. Bilirubin is susceptible to photo-oxidation by artificial light or sunlight What is bilirubin; It is a yellow pigment that is formed by the breakdown of dead red blood cells in the liver. Bilirubin is formed when our liver breaks down hemoglobin as part of normal process of recycling old or damaged red blood cells.  Bilirubin is moved through the bile ducts to be eliminated from the body. If bilirubin cannot be moved through the liver and b...

The company faced a lot of backlash after posting a photo of a black woman turning herself white. People found the soap ad as being racist and insensitive, women of color are proud of their skin and who they are and what they represent. The company apologized through their Facebook account and wrote:   "An image we recently posted on Facebook missed the mark in representing women of color thoughtfully. We deeply regret the offense it caused". They also wrote this on their wall.  " Dove is committed to representing the beauty of diversity. In an image we posted this week, we missed the mark in thoughtfully representing women of color and we deeply regret the offense that it has caused. The feedback that has been shared is important to us and we’ll use it to guide us in the future".  The picture of the Ad that caused the outrage below;