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- New Combo Therapy Beats Out Gold Standard Treatment For AKshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-combo-therapy-beats-out-gold-standard-treatment-for-aks/2458360/Combining a cream formulation of 5-fluorouracil with a synthetic form of vitamin D called calcipotriol may trigger a robust immune response against actinic keratosis, according to research out of rom Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Topi…
- Dermatology Scientist Sarah Millar Receives 2016 Focus Award For The Advancement Of Women In Medicinehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermatology-scientist-sarah-millar-receives-2016-focus-award-for-the-advancement-of-women-in-medicine/2458364/Penn dermatology scientist Sarah E. Millar, PhD received the 2016 FOCUS Award for the Advancement of Women in Medicine. Millar, the Albert M. Kligman Endowed Professor and vice chair for basic science research in the department of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of…
- Study: Anxiety, Depression May Travel with Hyperhidrosishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/anxiety-depression-may-travel-with-hyperhidrosis/2458367/Individuals with hyperhidrosis are more likely to be anxious or depressed than their colleagues who don’t sweat excessively, new research suggests. Specifically, the prevalence of anxiety and depression was 21.3 percent and 27.2 percent in patients with hyperhidrosis, respectively, and 7.5 percent…
- Food Allergy Linked to Early Exposure Through Broken Skinhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/food-allergy-linked-to-early-exposure-through-broken-skin/2458369/Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy, according to new research in Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. This theory gained further support from a recent study that found increased prevalence of food allergy if a child had skin infection or e…
- Office Job, Stress And Diet May Increase Risk of Adult Acnehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/office-job-stress-diet-may-increase-risk-of-adult-acne/2458370/Lifestyle factors -- including stress -- may play a role in adult acne development, a new study suggests. Researchers in Italy compared 248 women diagnosed with adult acne to 270 women without acne. They found that adult acne was associated with a personal history of acne in adolescence, a history…
- US Attorney Announces Charges Against Two Executives Tied to Philidor Pharmacy Schemehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/us-attorney-announces-charges-against-two-executives-tied-to-philidor-pharmacy-scheme/2458373/The US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York has charged two executives in connection with the Philidor Pharmacy scheme that instigated a stock value plunge at Valeant when it was revealed last year. The US Attorney’s office will hold a press conference today to formally announce charge…
- Derms Commonly Misdiagnose Fungal Skin Infectionshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fungal-skin-infections-commonly-misdiagnosed/2458372/Fungal skin infections may be commonly misdiagnosed, according to a survey in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. George Washington University (GW) dermatologist Adam Friedman, MD and colleagues along with Therapeutics Clinical Research in San Diego, Calif. asked dermatologists to …
- Novan: SB414 Inhibited IL-17 in Psoriasis Mouse Modelhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/novan-sb414-inhibited-il-17-in-psoriasis-mouse-model/2458374/Novan, Inc. has announced preclinical data showing that its nitric oxide-releasing product candidate SB414 significantly (p<0.05) reduced composite psoriasis scores, which consist of erythema and plaque scores, and pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-17, or IL-17, in a psoriasis mouse…
- Most Indoor Tanning Salons in Texas Do Comply with Tanning Bans for Minorshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/most-indoor-tanning-salons-in-texas-do-comply-with-tanning-bans-for-minors/2458378/Most indoor tanning salons comply with Texas’ tanning ban for those under 18, new research suggests. When female employees of a mystery shopping firm called posing as 17-year-olds interested in tanning, 81 percent of indoor tanning facilities complied with the Texas ban on indoor tanning for those…
- FDA Clears Syneron Candela's Profound SubQ to Improve Cellulitehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-clears-syneron-candelas-profound-subq-to-improve-cellulite/2458381/Syneron Candela received FDA 510(k) clearance for Profound when using the SubQ handpiece and cartridge to improve the appearance of cellulite in patients with Fitzpatrick skin types I-III, as supported by long term data (6 months). A recent multi-center clinical study of Profound showed improveme…