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- Sensus Healthcare Appoints Dr. Mark Nestor as Clinical Directorhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20130830-sensus_healthcare_appoints_dr_mark_nestor_as_clinical_director/2459470/Mark Nestor, MD, PhD has been appointed as Clinical Director of Sensus Healthcare. Dr. Nestor will lead the company's efforts in the areas of training, education, and clinical research as Sensus continues to expand its superficial radiation therapy technology for non-invasive skin cancer treatme…
- Positive Findings Published for Provectus Pharmaceuticals' PV-10https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20130726-positive_findings_published_for_provectus_pharmaceuticals_pv-10/2459491/Positive research conducted at the Moffitt Cancer Center with intralesional PV-10 has been published in PLOS ONE, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication, Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reports . The article, entitled, “Intralesional Injection of Rose Bengal Induces a Syst…
- National Psoriasis Foundation Awards Research Grantshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20130610-national_psoriasis_foundation_awards_research_grants/2459519/Six scientists received National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) research grants totaling $450,000 for projects that aim to discover new treatments and a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Theoharis Theoharides, MD, PhD received a two-year, $200,000 Translational Research Grant to explore how …
- Houston Surgeon Performs Breakthrough Robotic Hair Restorationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20130402-houston_surgeon_performs_breakthrough_robotic_hair_restoration/2459574/Restoration Robotics, Inc. installed its revolutionary ARTAS System at the Mosaic Clinic in Houston, TX. Dr. Rashid Rashid is one of the few hair physicians in the country to hold both MD and PhD degrees and an enhanced background in research. His experience makes him an ideal adopter of the ARTAS …
- Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Appoints New CMOhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20130318-kythera_biopharmaceuticals_appoints_new_cmo/2459587/Frederick Beddingfield, III, MD, PhD has been appointed Chief Medical Officer of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Beddingfield is a board-certified dermatologist who joins the company from Allergan, Inc., where he most recently held the role of Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head, Dermatol…
- Eccrine Sweat Glands' Role in Wound Healing Revealedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20121121-eccrine_sweat_glands_role_in_wound_healing_revealed/2459675/Human eccrine sweat glands store a reservoir of adult stem cells that may be recruited to aid wound healing, a new report suggests. According to University of Michigan researchers behind the study (Am J Pathol. E-pub), sweat glands appear to play a pivotal role in wound healing. For the study, par…
- Provectus Presents Data on PV-10 in Combination with Systemic Chemotherapyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20121029-provectus_presents_data_on_pv-10_in_combination_with_systemic_chemotherapy/2459688/Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented nonclinical data on PV-10 at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 27th Annual Meeting on October 26 and 27, 2012 in North Bethesda, MD. PV-10 is Provectus Pharmaceuticals' novel oncology drug designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells…
- Actress Cynthia Nixon Helps Americans to Come Face to Face with Rosaceahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20121014-actress_cynthia_nixon_wants_americans_to_come_face_to_face_with_rosacea/2459707/Some of the 16 million Americans affected by rosacea are not seeking therapy, but a new initiative encourages them to come "Face to Face" with the disease. Supported by Galderma in association with the National Rosacea Society National Rosacea Society, the "Face to Face with Rosacea Symposium" brou…
- Provectus Pharmaceuticals to Present Data on PV-10https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120918-provectus_pharmaceuticals_to_present_data_on_pv-10/2459733/Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that final efficacy data from its Phase II trial of PV-10 in patients with Stage III-IV melanoma will be presented, including response rate and time-to-event (progression free survival and overall survival), at the ESMO 2012 (European Society for Medical On…
- Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising: Minimizing Risks?https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120912-letter_to_editor_discusses_changes_in_direct-to-consumer_pharmaceutical_advertising/2459741/When prescription drugs switch to over-the-counter status, regulatory oversight of their advertising shifts to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), potentially leading to reduced focus on warnings about risks and side effects, a new report suggests. While the FDA regulates prescription drug advertis…