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- Valeant Acquires Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. for $2.6 Billionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120904-valeant_acquires_medicis_pharmaceutical_for_26_billion/2459743/Valeant Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement to acquire Medicis Pharmaceutical for $44 per share in cash, in a deal worth approximately $2.6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2013 and has been approved by each company's board of directors. The combined operations w
- Suneva Medical Launches ReGenica Skincarehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120809-suneva_medical_launches_regenica_skincare/2459753/Suneva Medical launched ReGenica Skincare, a three-product rejuvenation system, that contains a variety of proteins and growth factors in a serum-free solution known as Multipotent CCM Complex, says the company. In one study, ReGenica Advanced Re
- ASDS Annual Meeting Sessions Announced, Early Registration Discounthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120808-asds_annual_meeting_sessions_announced_early_registration_discount/2459754/The 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) will be held from October 11 to 14 in Atlanta, GA. The 65-plus scientific and educational sessions are divided into four comprehensive curriculum tracks: co
- Zein Obagi, MD To Direct 24th Ultimate Skin Health Symposiumhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120807-zein_obagi_md_to_direct_24th_ultimate_skin_health_symposium/2459755/Zein E. Obagi, MD was named director of the 24th Ultimate Skin Health Symposium, a three-day skin rejuvenation program taking place at the Montage Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA, from November 9-11, 2012. Key topics of the symposium will i
- Veil Cosmetics Introduced to Markethttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120727-veil_cosmetics_introduced_to_market/2459761/The concept of makeup artist Sébastien Tardif, Veil Cosmetics was inspired by Tardif's foundation in both art and fashion, which inspired the palette of bright-based colors that lift and illuminate the skin. Tardif cultivated his skincare sensibilities during his tenure in Asia, which led him
- More Than 1,000 Ulthera Systems Sold Worldwidehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120725-more_than_1000_ulthera_systems_sold_worldwide/2459764/Ulthera, Inc. has sold more than 1,000 Ulthera Systems globally, with more than 100,000 treatments performed using the System. Ultherapy is a non-invasive face and neck treatment to help lift and tighten. In the first half of 2012, the company rep
- Data Suggest Makucell's Asymmtate Reverses Gene Expression in Aging Skinhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120725-makucell_announces_results_on_proprietary_technology_asymmtate/2459765/Makucell, Inc.'s Asymmtate(TM), the key ingredient in the Renewnt line, may reverse gene expression changes associated with aging skin and with lentigines. Findings for Asymmtate, a proprietary cosmetic ingredient that influences the gene co-act
- 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
- Makucell Unveils Renewnthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120627-makucell_unveils_renewnt/2459779/Makucell, Inc., a pioneering regenerative biotechnology company, recently released the Renewnt (pronounced “Re-new-int”) brand. Renewnt's proprietary ingredient, Asymmtate, is a new approach to cellular aging, optimizing signals in the Wnt (pronounced “
- 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=33