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- Early Use of CO2 Lasers on Surgical Scars Bests Silicone Gel Treatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/early-use-of-co2-lasers-on-surgical-scars-bests-silicone-gel-treatment/2458112/Early treatment of surgical scars with a super-pulsed fractional C02 laser shows promise, new research suggests. The study, which appears in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM), found that laser treatment of
- DermTech Secures Billing Codes for its Proprietary Melanoma Testhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermtech-secures-billing-codes-for-its-proprietary-melanoma-test/2458115/The American Medical Association (AMA) has granted DermTech, Inc. Category 1, Tier 2 Molecular Pathology procedure codes related to its proprietary test for the detection of melanoma related gene expression. The company has secured this Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding for LINC and PRAM
- Valeant to Sell Obagi Medical Products Business for $190 Mhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/valeant-to-sell-obagi-medical-products-business-for-190-m/2458117/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell its Obagi Medical Products business for $190 million in cash to Haitong International Zhonghua Finance Acquisition Fund I, L.P. Limited partners of the Fund include industry veterans in other geographic ma
- Galderma CareConnect Patient Savings Card Program Passes Milestonehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/galderma-careconnect-patient-savings-card-program-passes-milestone/2458119/The Galderma CareConnect patient savings program has surpassed the mark of 1,000,000 prescriptions filled through its patient access program. Committed to keeping accessibility remarkably simple and saving patients’ money, the company says the program is structured to work at any accredited
- Syneron Candela Completes Transaction with Funds Advised by Apax Partners; Becomes a Private Companyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/syneron-candela-completes-transaction-with-funds-advised-by-apax-partners-becomes-a-private-company/2458121/Syneron Medical Ltd. announced the successful completion of its acquisition by an affiliate of funds advised by Apax Partners for $11.00 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million. The transacti
- Paratek: Phase 3 Study of Oral-Only Dosing of Omadacycline Met FDA and EMA Efficacy Endpoints in Acute Bacterial Skin Infectionshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/paratek-phase-3-study-of-oral-only-dosing-of-omadacycline-met-fda-and-ema-efficacy-endpoints-in-acute-bacterial-skin-infections/2458118/Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shared positive top-line results from a pivotal Phase 3 study comparing its once-daily, oral investigational antibiotic, omadacycline, to twice-daily oral linezolid in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). The study met all of
- Tomatoes May Slash Skin Cancer Riskhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/tomatoes-may-slash-skin-cancer-risk/2458122/Daily tomato consumption may cut skin cancer risk in half, according to a new study in mice. The Ohio State University researchers report their findings online in the journal
- 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
- High Doses of Sunshine Vitamin May Improve Sunburnhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/high-doses-of-sunshine-vitamin-may-improve-sunburn/2458128/High doses of vitamin D taken one hour after sunburn may significantly reduce skin redness, swelling, and inflammation, according to double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
- Study: Soolantra is Both Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Demodexhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-soolantra-is-both-anti-inflammatory-and-anti-demodex/2458132/A recently published study sought to find scientific rationale for the dual anti-inflammatory and anti-parasitic mode of action of topical ivermectin 1% cream (Soolantra) in patients with rosacea. In a monocentric pilot study, 20 Caucasian patients with moderate to severe rosacea, as asse