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- Study: Anxiety, Depression May Travel with Hyperhidrosishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/anxiety-depression-may-travel-with-hyperhidrosis/2458367/Individuals with hyperhidrosis are more likely to be anxious or depressed than their colleagues who don’t sweat excessively, new research suggests. Specifically, the prevalence of anxiety and depression was 21.3 percent and 27.2 percent in patients with hyperhidrosis, resp
- 23andMe Data Helps ID BCC Risk Geneshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/23andme-data-helps-id-bcc-risk-genes/2458459/New research out of 23andMe and Stanford University School of Medicine pinpoints 31 genetic associations for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), 14 of which are all new. Taken together, these associations are estimated to explain almost 11 percent of the genetic risk for BCC, according to t
- Study: 98% of Head Lice in at Least 42 States Now Resistant to Common OTC Treatmentshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/98-of-head-lice-in-at-least-42-states-now-resistant-to-common-otc-treatments/2458480/Fully 98 percent of head lice in at least 42 states are resistant to various over-the-counter pyrethrins and pyrethroids including permethrin, which is the active ingredient in popular treatment formulations for pediculosis (Nix® (permethrin 1%), according to a study in t
- Indoor Tanning Rates Among Minors in NJ Stays Same Despite 2013 Banhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/indoor-tanning-rates-among-minors-in-nj-stays-same-despite-2013-ban/2458494/Indoor tanning rates among children under age 17 in New Jersey didn’t budge after a ban enacted in 2013, and rates increased among male high school students in the Garden State from 2012 to 2014, according to a study in the Journal
- AAD Survey: Many Use Sunscreen Incorrectlyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-survey-many-use-sunscreen-incorrectly/2458561/Many people don’t understand SPF numbers on product labels, and some may not be using sunscreen properly, which could increase their skin cancer risk, the American Academy of Dermatology reports. In a 2016 survey, only 32 percent of respondents knew that an SPF 30 sunscreen do
- FDA Proposes Ban on Most Powdered Medical Gloveshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-proposes-ban-on-most-powdered-medical-gloves/2458639/The FDA has proposed a ban on most powdered gloves in the United States. While use of these gloves is decreasing, they pose an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury to health care providers, patients and other individuals who are exposed to them, which cannot be corrected t
- Valeant Dermatology Launches Aspire Higher Scholarship Programhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/valeant-dermatology-launches-aspire-higher-scholarship-program/2458676/Valeant Dermatology, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, launched Valeant Dermatology ASPIRE HIGHER Scholarship Program that will award scholarships of up to $10,000 each to nine individual students who will be attending an undergraduate or graduate education program during t
- ChloraDerm Launches Pediatric Offeringhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/chloraderm-launches-pediatric-offering/2458683/entrotech life sciences (ELS) announced the availability of FDA-Cleared ChloraDerm in a new 1.75"x 1.75" configuration, ideal for pediatric patient use. ChloraDerm is the only transparent film dressing containing the Chlorhexidine Advantage, a safe, colophony-and acid-free, edge-t
- New Blood Test Gets Leg Up On Advanced Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-blood-test-gets-leg-up-on-advanced-melanoma/2458756/A blood test that monitors blood levels of DNA fragments from dead cancer cells may be better at tracking progression of metastatic melanoma than the current standard blood test. The standard test measures blood levels of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), which tend t
- FDA Approves Cotellic Combined with Zelboraf to Treat Advanced Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-cotellic-combined-with-zelboraf-to-treat-advanced-melanoma/2458819/The FDA approved Cotellic (cobimetinib) to be used in combination with Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to treat advanced melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body or can’t be removed by surgery, and that has a certain type of abnormal gene (BRAF V600E or V600K mutation). Cotellic w