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- 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, the most r…
- CDC Study: Banning Indoor Tanning Among Minors Will Save Lives, Moneyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/banning-indoor-tanning-among-minors-will-save-lives-money/2458354/An age restriction on indoor tanning could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars, according to new research published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. In December 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed an age restriction on indoor tanning …
- Food Allergy Linked to Early Exposure Through Broken Skinhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/food-allergy-linked-to-early-exposure-through-broken-skin/2458369/Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy, according to new research in Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. This theory gained further support from a recent study that found increased prevalence of food allergy if a child had skin infection or e…
- Most Indoor Tanners Not in Favor of #Banthetan Movementhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/most-indoor-tanners-not-in-favor-of-banthetan-movement/2458464/Most young adult women who regularly visit indoor tanning salons do support the introduction of policies to make it safer, but are against a total ban. The new findings appear in Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy, Research. By 2015, more than 40 US states had already introduced …
- Study: Some Black Teens Pulled Between Health and Hairhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-some-black-teens-pulled-between-health-and-hair/2458468/Some girls and women in the black community feel as if they have to choose between their health and their hair, and this may play a role in the high rates of obesity seen in this population, new research shows. Susan Woolford, M.D., MPH, , a pediatrician at the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott C…
- Melanoma Survival Rates Lower in Patients with Skin of Colorhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/melanoma-survival-rates-lower-in-patients-with-skin-of-color/2458482/Although patients with skin of color are less likely to develop melanoma than caucasian patients, they have a higher rate of mortality from the disease, new research shows. Writing in the Jounral of the American Academy of Dermatology, Jeremy S. Bordeaux, MD, MPH, FAAD and colleagues reveal that Af…
- Global Psoriasis Survey: 85% of US Respondents Faced Social Stigma Because of Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/global-psoriasis-survey-85-of-us-respondents-faced-social-stigma-because-of-psoriasis/2458514/Novartis released new results from its Clear About Psoriasis Survey, the largest global survey to date of people with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Findings reveal 85 percent of US respondents have suffered from social stigma like discrimination and humiliation because of their disease. In addition…
- Alopecia Areata May Protect Against Stroke, Heart Attackhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/alopecia-areata-may-protect-against-stroke-heart-attack/2458522/Unlike other inflammatory dermatologic conditions, alopecia areata does not appear to increase risk for cardiovascular disease, and it may even protect against stroke, new research suggests. Researchers compared 1,377 alopecia areata patients to 4,131 control subjects. They found that patients wit…
- Do the FDA's Proposed Regulations on Tanning Bed Use Go Far Enough?https://practicaldermatology.com/news/do-the-fdas-proposed-regulations-on-tanning-bed-use-go-far-enough/2458646/As the comment period on the US Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to restrict tanning bed use winds down, researchers are weighing in on the proposal's merits and potential shortfalls. Investigators Elliot J. Coups, PhD, a behavioral scientist at Rutgers Cancer Institute and an associate pro…
- National Psoriasis Foundation Awards Half a Million Dollars in Fellowshipshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/national-psoriasis-foundation-awards-half-a-million-dollars-in-fellowships/2458922/Eleven early-career physicians each received a one-year, $50,000 National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Dermatology Fellowship to study psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. These fellowships will help increase the number of scientists studying and expertly treating psoriatic disease by encouraging up…