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- New Web Tool May Curb Indoor Tanning Use Among Coedshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-web-tool-may-curb-indoor-tanning-use-among-coeds/2458737/A web-based intervention that taps into indoor tanning users’ perceptions about the value of tanning may help curb tanning bed use among young females, suggests research out of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick. Research has shown that some indoor tanners do so
- Indoor Tanning Linked to Teen Substance Abusehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/indoor-tanning-linked-to-teen-substance-abuse/2458742/New research links teen indoor tanning with substance abuse. In a study of Colorado high school students, teens who took steroids were among the most likely to use tanning beds, especially adolescent boys. Alcohol consumption in the past 30 days, marijuana use and lifetime use of select i
- Is Pregnancy-Associated Melanoma More Lethal? Study Says Yeshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/is-pregnancy-associated-melanoma-more-lethal-study-says-yes/2458744/Women who develop melanoma during their pregnancy or within one year of it are more likely to die from the disease, a new study suggests. Specifically, women diagnosed with malignant melanoma during their pregnancy or within one year of giving birth were 5.1-times as likely to die, 6.9-ti
- FDA Approves Two New indications for Cosentyxhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-tow-new-indications-for-cosentyx/2458745/The FDA has approved Cosentyx® (secukinumab, Novartis) for two new indications - the treatment of adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). AS and PsA are both life-long, painful and debilitating inflammatory diseases tha
- Concern About Zika Virus in US Set to Escalatehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/concern-about-zika-virus-in-us-set-to-escalate/2458751/U.S dermatologists may start to receive calls from patients who are concerned about infection with Zika virus – particularly pregnant ones. Zika is now spreading rapidly across Latin America and the Caribbean. So far, one case has been identified in Houston, but the possibility
- 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
- AADA Provides Input on Skin Cancer Screening Recommendationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aada-provides-input-on-skin-cancer-screening-recommendation/2458761/Recognizing the importance of early detection, the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) has responded to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Recommendation Statem
- Allergan Expands Neurotoxin Pipeline with Anterios Acquisitionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/allergan-expands-neurotoxin-pipelinewith-anterios-acquisition/2458763/Allergan plc has acquired Anterios, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a next generation delivery system and botulinum toxin-based prescription products. Under the terms of the agreement, Allergan acquired Anterios for an upfront payment of $90 million and potential devel
- Paratek To Complete Omadacycline Phase 3 Skin Trial Earlier Than Expectedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/paratek-completes-enrollment-for-omadacycline-phase-3-skin-trial-earlier-than-expected/2458767/Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. may report top-line data from its ongoing pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating omadacycline for the treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSS
- Laser Combination Therapy Promising for Cutaneous Leishmaniasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/laser-combination-therapy-promising-for-cutaneous-leishmaniasis/2458769/Combination therapy using ablative fractional laser resurfacing, in combination with laser-assisted delivery of topical paromomycin appears to be effective for treatment of le