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- FDA Cracks Down on Mercury in Anti-Aging Productshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-cracks-down-on-mercury-in-anti-aging-products/2458488/The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is re-issuing a warning about the dangers of mercury in skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, and lotions. In the past few years, the FDA and state health officials
- No Scrubs? Most Derm Patients Prefer their Docs in White Coatshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/no-scrubs-most-derm-patients-prefer-their-docs-in-white-coats/2458545/Think you're dressing for success? Think again especially if you are wearing anything other than a traditional white coat when you see patients. The majority of patients prefer their dermatologists to be dressed in white coats, according to a new article pub
- Consumer Reports: Many Sunscreens Don't Provide as Much Protection as they Claimhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/consumer-reports-many-sunscreens-dont-provide-as-much-protection-as-they-claim/2458559/More than 40 percent of sunscreens test well below their advertised sun protection factor (SPF) level, according to Consumer Reports. In the new report, Consumer Reports tested and rated 65 water-resistant lotions, sprays, and sticks with SPF claims of 30 or h
- Dove Survey: Life Without Deodorant Would Be the Pitshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dove-survey-life-without-deodorant-would-be-the-pits/2458566/And the winner is … deodorant. Out of all the products women use in their morning beauty routine, deodorant is what makes them feel most confident– it’s twice as significant as toothpaste, four times that of foundation, nearly six times that of mascara and ten tim
- SCCA Doctors Address the Future of Immunotherapy for Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/scca-doctors-address-the-future-of-immunotherapy-for-melanoma/2458600/Immunotherapy is the hottest topic in cancer care today, and metastatic melanoma is among the first type to benefit from this fourth cancer therapy. Two Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCC
- New Research Suggests Why PD-1 Blockers Don't Work for All Melanoma Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-research-suggests-why-pd-1-blockers-dont-work-for-all-melanoma-patients/2458645/Immunotherapy using anti-PD-1 antibodies has been a game change for metastatic melanoma patients, but 60 to 70 percent of patients’ melanoma tumors are resistant to the anti-PD-1 antibodies. Now new research out of UCLA suggests that patterns of gene
- CMS: 2015 Hardship Exemption Does Not Impede EHR Incentiveshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/cms-2015-hardship-exemption-does-not-impede-her-incentives/2458686/The
- Practical Dermatology Preview: Drug Companies, Insurance Companies, Pharmacists, the Government, Doctors and…Oh, Patients!https://practicaldermatology.com/news/practical-dermatology-preview-drug-companies-insurance-companies-pharmacists-the-government-doctors-andoh-patients/2458774/Recently, a relationship between Valeant Pharmaceuticals and a specialty pharmacy, Philidor, was revealed, with significant consequences to Valeant and equally significant consequences for the pharmacy. The full story is still unfolding as of this time, but the interpretations of these type
- Data Show Acne Patients Don't Understand Risks Associated with Antibiotic Treatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/data-show-acne-patients-dont-understand-risks-associated-with-antibiotic-treatment/2458805/Widespread and inappropriate use of antibiotics continues to be a problems in the US leading to antibiotic resistance issues. While most people understand how the overuse of antibiotics to treat viral infections contributes to this issue, according to Galderma, new data reveal that acne patients
- A Novel Dual-Wavelength, Nd:YAG, Picosecond-domain Laser Safely and Effectively Removes Multicolor Tattooshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/a-novel-dual-wavelength-ndyag-picosecond-domain-laser-safely-and-effectively-removes-multicolor-tattoos/2458848/Research conducted by Eric F. Bernstein MD, MSc; Kevin T. Schomacker PhD; Lisa D. Basilavecchio RN; Jessica M. Plugis; and Jayant D. Bhawalkar PhD, published in the September 2015 issue of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM), evaluated 21 tattooed subjects between the ages of 19-55 who