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- AADA Statement on Legislative Interference in Health Care for Transgender Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aada-statement-on-legislative-interference-in-health-care-for-transgender-patients/2460817/The American Academy of Dermatology Association strongly opposes recent efforts by state legislatures to restrict physicians’ ability to provide care to transgender youths. Legislation such as the bill enacted this spring in Arkansas as well as those proposed in several other states are a dangerous…
- Valeant Announces Nominees For Election To Board Of Directorshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/valeant-announces-nominees-for-election-to-board-of-directors/2458585/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced the nominees for election to its Board of Directors at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 14, 2016. As previoulsy announced, Joseph C. Papa has been named Valeant's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Papa has been nominated f…
- Caladrius Biosciences Licenses Dermatology Cell Technology to AiVita Biomedicalhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/caladrius-biosciences-licenses-dermatology-cell-technology-to-aivita-biomedical/2458698/Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., has licensed exclusive global rights to its cell-derived dermatological technology for topical skin applications to AiVita Biomedical, Inc. The company says this transaction supports its strategy to monetize non-core assets. AiVita, a biotechnology company, was founded…
- NIH Funding Often Does Not Match Disease Burden for Dermatologic Conditionshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/nih-funding-often-does-not-match-disease-burden-for-dermatologic-conditions/2458930/A new analysis of funding prioritization by the National Institutes of Health for skin disease offers a glimpse of cutaneous skin disease on a national level, with some disease states being possibly underfunded. Examining the relationship between dermatologic research funding and skin disease burde…
- Valeant Comments On Allergan Announcementhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20141117-valeant_comments_on_allergan_announcement/2459060/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE/TSX: VRX) today commented on the announcement that Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) and Actavis plc (NYSE: ACT) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Actavis will acquire all outstanding shares of Allergan stock. "We have seen the anno…
- FDA Accepts Investigational New Drug Application for Alphaeon's Neurotoxin Evosyalhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140909-fda_accepts_investigational_new_drug_application_for_alphaeons_neurotoxin_evosyal/2459123/The FDA accepted the Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to conduct clinical studies for EVOSYAL, an botulinum toxin Type A neurotoxin that was acquired by Alphaeon last year as part of the acquisition of Evolus Inc. “The product development team is very pleased that the research presented …
- Valeant to Help Raise Awareness of Domestic Violencehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20131002-valeant_to_help_raise_awareness_of_domestic_violence/2459444/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX and TSX: VRX) is partnering with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) to help raise awareness of domestic violence. As part of the new domestic violence initiative, Valeant has pledged to donate a portion of sales from all …
- Eccrine Sweat Glands' Role in Wound Healing Revealedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20121121-eccrine_sweat_glands_role_in_wound_healing_revealed/2459675/Human eccrine sweat glands store a reservoir of adult stem cells that may be recruited to aid wound healing, a new report suggests. According to University of Michigan researchers behind the study (Am J Pathol. E-pub), sweat glands appear to play a pivotal role in wound healing. For the study, par…
- Provectus Presents Data on PV-10 in Combination with Systemic Chemotherapyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20121029-provectus_presents_data_on_pv-10_in_combination_with_systemic_chemotherapy/2459688/Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented nonclinical data on PV-10 at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 27th Annual Meeting on October 26 and 27, 2012 in North Bethesda, MD. PV-10 is Provectus Pharmaceuticals' novel oncology drug designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells…
- Data Support Vismodegib for Metastatic, Locally Advanced BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120613-data_support_vismodegib_for_metastatic_locally-advanced_bcc/2459783/New data demonstrate the anti-tumor activity of vismodegib (Erivedge, Genentech) 150mg daily in metastatic and locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC). (N Engl J Med; 366:2171-2179) The study found that the independently assessed response rate was 30 percent in patients with metastatic BCC (n=3…