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- Valeant Names Joseph C. Papa as Chairman and CEOhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/valeant-names-joseph-c-papa-as-chairman-and-ceo/2458593/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc's Board of Directors has named Joseph C. Papa to become its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Papa is expected to join Valeant by early May. He will join Valeant from Perrigo Company plc, a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufact…
- New App Connects Patients and Dermatologistshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-app-connects-patients-and-dermatologists/2458594/The new Dermio app, developed by dermatologist David Soleymani, MD, allows users to confidentially send pictures and videos of rashes, acne and other skin conditions to be diagnosed by a dermatologist in 24 hours or less, according to a recent article in Indiana University’s Indiana Daily Student. …
- Allergan Acquires Topokine Therapeuticshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/allergan-acquires-topokine-therapeutics/2458596/Allergan has acquired Topokine Therapeutics, the makers of XAF5 ointment for the reduction of undereye bags and other topical medicines for fat reduction. Under the terms of the agreement, Allergan acquired Topokine Therapeutics for an upfront payment of $85 million and success-based development a…
- New MRF White Paper Provides Road Map for Eradicating Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-mrf-white-paper-provides-road-map-for-eradicating-melanoma/2458604/More research needs to be done about what range of wavelengths in the ultraviolet band need to be blocked to prevent melanoma, according to a new white paper from Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF). The paper, "The State of Melanoma: Challenges and Opportunities," appears in the journal Pigment C…
- Phat Lips: Celebrity Lip Envy Driving Explosive Growth in Lip Enhancementhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/phat-lips-celebrity-lip-envy-driving-explosive-growth-in-lip-enhancement/2458605/Someone gets their lips enhanced every 19 minutes in the US, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reports. And a new ASPS survey suggests that celebrity lip envy may be driving this trend. The most likeable lips belong to Jennifer Lawrence, followed by J-Law, the survey showed. Next up …
- Recent AAD Meeting Boasts Record Attendancehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/recent-aad-meeting-boasts-record-attendance/2458607/More than 18,500 people from 107 countries attended the American Academy of Dermatology’s 74th Annual Meeting held in Washington, DC in early March 2016. The meeting featured more than 375 educational sessions, during which more than 1,000 speakers presented new research and clinical information o…
- Avalere: Biosimilars More Expensive for Medicare Beneficiarieshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/avalere-biosimilars-more-expensive-for-medicare-beneficiaries/2458610/Medicare beneficiaries are likely to pay more for biosimilars than for the biologic reference product in Part D under current law, according to a new report from Avalere, a Washington DC-based healthcare consulting firm. For a sample drug costing $30,000 per year, patient costs for a biosimilar wo…
- Melanoma Cells Grow More Aggressive with Agehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/melanoma-cells-grow-more-aggressive-with-age/2458622/Aged tumor cells in melanoma tend to be metastatic and more resistant to treatment compared with younger tumor cells, according to an international team led by researchers out of The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. The findings, which appear in the journal Nature, suggest that antioxidants may s…
- Rosacea Awareness Month Highlights Potential Increased Health Riskshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/rosacea-awareness-month-highlights-potential-increased-health-risks/2458624/New studies are now revealing potential associations between rosacea and increased risks of cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, certain types of cancer and many other systemic illnesses. The National Rosacea Society (NRS) has designated April as Rosacea Awareness Month to alert the pu…
- Tissue Regeneration Leader Takes Home 2016 Furumoto Award at ASLMS 2016https://practicaldermatology.com/news/tissue-regeneration-leader-takes-home-2016-furumoto-award-at-aslms-2016/2458627/Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD will receive the 2016 ASLMS Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Young Investigator Award during the Plenary Session at ASLMS 2016, the Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS). Dr. Arany is Assistant Professor, Oral Biology, School of…