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- Cosmetic Bootcamp Adds Topics to Summer Meetinghttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120627-cosmetic_bootcamp_adds_topics_to_summer_meeting/2459778/The Cosmetic Bootcamp, an educational symposium for the core aesthetic specialties, has added topics to its summer sessions. These include Dr. David Sarwer (University of Pennsylvania, a nationally known expert on the psychology of cosmetic pati
- Wellness Center USA Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Psoria-Shield Inc.https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120626-wellness_center_usa_inc_signs_agreement_to_acquire_psoria-shield_inc/2459782/Wellness Center USA Inc.(OTCQB/OTCBB: WCUI), a healthcare and nutraceutical company, signed a share exchange agreement to acquire Psoria-Shield Inc. (PSI), a developer and manufacturer of UV p
- Data Support Vismodegib for Metastatic, Locally Advanced BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120613-data_support_vismodegib_for_metastatic_locally-advanced_bcc/2459783/New data demonstrate the anti-tumor activity of vismodegib (Erivedge, Genentech) 150mg daily in metastatic and locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC). (N Engl J Med; 366:2171-2179) The study found that the independently assessed response rate was 30 percent in patients with metastatic BCC (n=33
- Stiefel, a GSK Company, Acquires Worldwide Rights to Toctino (alitretinoin)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120612-stiefel_a_gsk_company_acquires_worldwide_rights_to_toctino_alitretinoin/2459784/Stiefel, a GSK company, has entered into a worldwide agreement to acquire Toctino (alitretinoin) from Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. A once-daily oral retinoid, Toctino is in Phase 3 trials in the US, where it has not yet received FDA approval. Globally, it is the only prescription medicine specifically
- EWG Releases 2012 Sunscreen Guide and Apphttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120608-ewg_releases_2012_sunscreen_guide_and_app/2459787/After rating 257 brands and more than 1,800 products, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its sixth annual Guide to Summer Sun. EWG recommends 1 in 4 of more than 800 beach and sport sunscreens, compared to 1 in 5 l
- Suneva to Acquire Worldwide Rights to Refissa(R)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-suneva_to_acquire_worldwide_rights_to_refissar/2459789/Suneva Medical , a privately-held aesthetics company, will acquire worldwide rights to Refissa® and its marketed generic equivalent from Spear Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio contains the only tretinoin creams with
- Dermatologists Can Spot Early Psoriatic Arthritishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120521-dermatologists_can_spot_early_psoriatic_arthritis/2459795/Clinical dermatologists could help diagnose early psoriatic arthritis (EPsA) through the use of patient questioning and subsequent imaging studies in collaboration with rheumatologists and radiologists, data suggest. (
- Merz Realignment Focuses on Synergieshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120518-merz_realignment_focuses_on_synergies/2459796/Merz is realigning and integrating its core businesses in the United States and Canada into one organization, with a single leadership team, the company announced. According to Merz, "the newly aligned structure is designed to stre
- Study: FDA Approves Drugs Faster than Europe, Canadahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120517-study_fda_approves_drugs_faster_than_europe_canada/2459797/Drugs are approved faster in the US than in Europe and Canada, new research from Yale University School of Medicine shows. Authors of the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reviewed decisions from 2001 to 2010 by the FDA and regulators in Canada and Europe, Health Canada and th
- FDA Extends Deadline for Sunscreen Label Compliancehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120514-fda_extends_deadline_for_sunscreen_compliance/2459802/Sunscreen manufacturers have won a small victory from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has extended the deadline for compliance with new labeling back to December 2013 for some companies. The industry pushed back on the agency, which ordered changes to sunscreens last summer with an ori