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- Prestige Beauty Industry Grows to $17.7Bhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/prestige-beauty-industry-grows-to-177b/2457900/The US prestige beauty industry reached $17.7 billion in 2017, a six percent increase over 2016, according to global information company The NPD Group. The skincare category led in growth with a nine percent increase in sales that contributed 45 percent of t
- Aclaris Initiates Pilot Clinical Trial of ATI-50002 Topical for Vitiligohttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aclaris-initiates-pilot-clinical-trial-of-ati-50002-topical-for-vitiligo/2457947/Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc., has initiated a Phase 2 open-label clinical trial of ATI-50002, a topical Janus Kinase (JAK) 1/3 inhibitor (ATI-50002 Topical) and an investigational drug, for the potential treatment of non-segmental vitiligo of the face. This trial will evaluate the safety, t
- Harnessing the Power of Social Media: One Viral Post Can Generate Tons of Skin Cancer Awarenesshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/harnessing-the-power-of-social-media-one-viral-post-can-generate-tons-of-skin-cancer-awareness/2457953/You don’t have to be a celebrity to give voice to a public health concern on social media. Just one person can generate awareness about skin cancer -- when his or her post and picture is shared thousands of times on Facebook, researchers report in the journal Preventive Medicine
- Water Baths As Effective As Bleach Baths for Eczemahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/water-baths-as-effective-as-bleach-baths-for-eczema/2457967/Water baths are as good as bleach baths for treating eczema, and they are safer, finds a new Northwestern Medicine study. Bleach baths can cause stinging and burning of skin, and occasionally even trigger asthma flare-ups in patients. “I don’t know if it throws the bab
- U.K Survey Reveals Eczema Treatment Knowledge Gaphttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/survey-reveals-eczema-treatment-knowledge-gap/2458049/Two thirds of UK eczema patients don’t understand that bacteria play a crucial role in their condition despite studies showing that Staphylococcus aureus is present on the skin in of more than 70 percent of patients, according to research from
- Derms Urged to Step Up Role in Antibiotic Stewardshiphttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/derms-urged-to-step-up-role-in-antibiotic-stewardship/2458126/Dermatologists can and should play a larger role in antibiotic stewardship, according to researchers out of Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Data from the CDC shows the average dermatology provider wrote 669 antibiotic prescriptions in 2014, t
- Foamix Announces Additional Phase 3 Trial for FMX101 in Moderate to Severe Acnehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/foamix-announces-additional-phase-3-trial-for-fmx101-in-moderate-to-severe-acne/2458203/Foamix Pharmaceuticals is launching an additional Phase 3 trial for FMX101 in moderate to severe acne, a topical minocycline treatment. If the results are positive, this new Phase 3 trial is expected to form the basis for a New Drug Application (NDA) which the company plans to submit in t
- New Biomarker May Help Guide Metastatic Melanoma Treatment Decisionshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-biomarker-may-guide-metastatic-melanoma-treatment-decisions/2458253/Measuring levels of Bim—a protein made by cancer-fighting T cells—via a simple blood draw can help doctors predict which metastatic melanoma patients would benefit from anti-PD-1 checkpoint blockade. Such personalized medicine can help eliminate some of the trial and error ass
- ACLARIS files NDA For Novel Seborrheic Keratosis Treatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aclaris-files-nda-for-novel-seborrheic-keratosis-treatment/2458272/Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for A-101 40% topical solution (A-101) as a treatment for seborrheic keratosis (SK). If approved, A-101 would be the first FDA-approved t
- Cloudy With a Chance of Wrinkles: Most Americans Fail to Protect Skin From Pollutionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-wrinkles-most-americans-fail-to-protect-skin-from-pollution/2458275/Most Americans don’t protect their skin from pollutants even though they are aware of the harm that pollution and other environmental stressors can cause to skin, according to a new survey by H2O+ Beauty. Just 33 percent of people purchase