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- Study Tallies Adverse Events Reported to FDA for Cosmeticshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-tallies-adverse-events-reported-to-fda-for-cosmetics/2458144/There were 5,144 adverse events reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cosmetics and personal care products from 2004 to 2016, an average of 396 events per year, according to a new research letter published by JAMA Internal Medicine. From 2015 (706 events) to 2016 (1,591 events)…
- Senate Unveils Health Care Proposalhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/senate-unveils-health-care-proposal/2458147/The newly unveiled Senate Republican leadership’s health care proposal, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, would roll back much of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to media reports, the 142-page bill calls for: Elimination of the individual and employer mandates for having and …
- FDA Approves New Antibiotic for Skin Infectionshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-new-antibiotic-for-skin-infections/2458149/The FDA has approved Melinta Therapeutics' Baxdela (delafloxacin) for adults for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by susceptible bacteria. Baxdela is a fluoroquinolone that exhibits activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, i…
- Study Findings Cast Doubt on Link Between Eczema and Cardiovascular Diseasehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-findings-cast-doubt-on-link-between-eczema-and-cardiovascular-disease/2458151/Despite recent findings to the contrary, a new study in the British Journal of Dermatology has found that eczema is likely not associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk factors or diseases. "In our study, people who reported having atopic dermatitis were not at any increased risk for high…
- Coppertone Whips Up Excitement About New Sunscreen Linehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/coppertone-whips-up-excitement-about-new-sunscreen-line/2458152/Coppertone is going all out to launch their new Whipped line, available in both CLEARLYSheer® and WaterBABIES® Pure & Simple formulas, including partnering with beauty influencers and the Skin Cancer Foundation. The brand is promoting the ProtectMy Social Media Sweepstakes and Contest, in which pe…
- Cynosure's SculpSure Cleared for Back, Inner and Outer Thighshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/cynosures-sculpsure-cleared-for-back-inner-and-outer-thighs/2458155/The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an expanded clearance for Cynosure's SculpSure to treat the back and inner and outer thighs. The SculpSure treatment is already FDA-cleared for treatment of the abdomen and love handles. Developed by Cynosure, a division of Hologic, SculpSure ut…
- Some Hair Products May Up Breast Cancer Risk in Certain Womenhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/some-hair-products-may-up-breast-cancer-risk-in-some-women/2458156/Use of hair dyes may increase risk for breast cancer among certain women, new research suggests. Specifically, dark brown or black hair dye was associated with a 51 percent increased overall risk of developing breast cancer among African American women, and a 72 percent increased risk of estrogen …
- Game Change: New Handheld Tissue Scanner Can See Below Surface of Skin in Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/game-change-new-handheld-tissue-scanner-looks-below-surface-of-skin-in-psoriasis/2458166/A new handheld tissue scanner allows dermatologists to look below the surface of skin in psoriasis patients and can provide clinically relevant information, such as the structure of skin layers and blood vessels, without the need for contrast agents or radiation exposure. A team of researchers fro…
- Mayo Clinic Data: Two Forms of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer on the Risehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/mayo-clinic-data-two-forms-of-nonmelanoma-skin-cancer-on-the-rise/2458167/Two types of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) have increased significantly in recent years, according to a new report in the June 2017 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Specifically, there was a 263 percent in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and 145 percent in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) between 2000…
- First Patient Enrolled in DELIVERS Study of Diacerein 1% Ointment for EBShttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/first-patient-enrolled-in-delivers-study-of-diacerein-1-ointment-for-ebs/2458168/The first patient has enrolled in Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals (CCP) Phase 2/3 DELIVERS clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of diacerein 1% ointment (CCP-020) for the treatment of epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS). CCP-020 is engineered to block an important inflammatory signaling …