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- Alcohol May Influence Skin Cancer Riskhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120720-alcohol_may_influence_skin_cancer_risk/2459766/Evidence suggests that alcohol consumption may have some influence on risk for developing BCC but not SCC. (J Invest Dermatol. E-pub) Consumption of wine and spirits, specifically, appears to increase BCC risk, while beer consumption does not. Results come from an analysis of data on 54,766 people e
- Low Cancer Risk Associated with UVA Nail Lampshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120720-low_cancer_risk_associated_with_uva_nail_lamps/2459767/UVA lamps used for curing gel nails pose a very low risk for development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) on the dorsum of hands, new research suggests. (Br J Dermatol, E-pub). In fact, researchers say that only one woman in tens of thousands using UVA lamps over a number of years will develop SCC a
- National Eczema Blog Launcheshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120626-national_eczema_blog_launches/2459781/The National Eczema Association recently created a blog featuring guest bloggers on a variety of eczema-related topics. The first post, written by the blogger named “Spanish Key,” provides a patient perspective on eczema research topics and h
- Free Podcasts on Complete UV Protectionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120612-free_podcasts_on_complete_uv_protection/2459785/On the new edition of "Healthy Vision with Dr. Val Jones," dermatologist and author Jeanine Downie, MD, and Stephen Cohen, OD, past president of the Arizona Optometric Association, join Dr. Val to talk about the importance of sun protection. Both doctors share tips on steps adults and children can t
- FotoFinder Unveils New Imaging Technologieshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-fotofinder_unveils_new_imaging_technologies/2459790/FotoFinder presented new devices for early skin cancer detection at the World Congress of Dermoscopy in Brisbane last month. Among new developments is the connection of a mobile dermatoscope for iPhone with an online webspace where doctors can requ
- New School Initiative for Skin Cancer Preventionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120515-new_school_initiative_for_skin_cancer_prevention/2459798/La Roche-Posay recently collaborated with the Women's Dermatologic Society to launch “Time Out, Protect Your Skin” (TOPS) in schools to educate children and families about skin cancer prevention. New York City's Grace Church School was the first s
- MELA Sciences Rings in Melanoma Monday with NASDAQ Opening Bellhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120507-mela_sciences_rings_in_melanoma_monday_with_nasdaq_opening_bell/2459807/MELA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELA) is kicking off Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month by ringing the opening bell for NASDAQ Monday morning. Dr. Doris Day will ring
- PreCision Dermatology Acquires Assets of Triax Pharmaceuticalshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120430-precision_dermatology_acquires_assets_of_triax_pharmaceuticals/2459813/PreCision Dermatology has acquired the assets of Triax Pharmaceuticals LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company with products including the mid-potency topical steroid Locoid, as well as Minocin and Tretin-X. Onset Dermatologics, the prescrip
- Study Shows No Association Between NSAIDs and BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120418-study_shows_no_association_between_nsaids_and_bcc/2459821/New data question an association between NSAID use and development of BCC, showing that NSAID use was not associated with subsequent incidence of BCC (HR = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.92–1.16) after adjusting for age, sex and estimated lifetime summer sun exposure among a cohort of 58,213 Caucasian Radiologic T
- Efficacy Data for LaViv Now Publishedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120418-efficacy_data_for_laviv_now_published/2459822/Data demonstrating that LaViv (azficel-T, Fibrocell Science, Inc.) is effective for the aesthetic improvement of moderate to severe smile lines are now published online in Dermatologic Surgery. The combined results of two identically-designed, Phase III, multi-