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| Choice Of Career Is A Major Risk Factor For Persistent Neurodermatitis | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| A child who can't stop scratching himself may well be suffering from atopic dermatitis, also known as neurodermatitis. Extreme irritability of the skin with a concomitant urge to scratch is typical of the disorder. The condition often appears during the first year of life and is on the increase in industrialized countries... | |
| The Harley Medical Group Reports An Increase In Bald Patch Treatments | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| The Harley Medical Group has reported demand from male patients for laser rejuvenation treatments is up +93% over the last quarter, across its 30 clinics. Laser rejuvenation treatments now account for 11% of all non-surgical treatments carried out during June, July and August at the UK's largest cosmetic surgery group... | |
| Link Between Chronic Stress And Heart Attack: Hair Provides Proof | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors such as job, marital and financial problems have been linked to the increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease including heart attack... | |
| CPSC Finds No Cause Linking Pampers Dry Max To Diaper Rash | Sun, 05 Sep 2010 |
| After a comprehensive review, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced that they have found no cause linking Pampers Dry Max diapers and reports of diaper rash and other skin conditions. Pampers has welcomed the Commission's and Health Canada's thorough review and cooperated fully with them. "We are thankful that the U.S... | |
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| Chemical In Widely Consumed Foods Linked To Skin Cancer | Sat, 04 Sep 2010 |
| The September cover story of the nation's leading cancer journal, Cancer Research, features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin cancer... | |
| ConvaTec Expands AQUACEL® Dressing Product Line With Introduction Of New Ribbon Dressing | Fri, 03 Sep 2010 |
| ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced the introduction of a new, narrower size of AQUACEL® and AQUACEL® Ag Ribbon Dressings with Strengthening Fibers, now available in the U.S. and select European countries for the management of moderate to highly exuding chronic and acute wounds... | |
| DNA From National Psoriasis Victor Henschel BioBank Released For Study | Thu, 02 Sep 2010 |
| Millions of Americans struggling with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are one step closer to a cure with the first-ever release of National Psoriasis Victor Henschel BioBank DNA samples for use in psoriasis research. The samples will allow scientists to uncover the unknowns about the genetics of psoriatic disease and its causes. James T. Elder, M.D., Ph.D... | |
| Bed Bugs On The Rise | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 |
| Bed bugs appear to be on the rise around the world, as more and more experts and professionals in pest control report huge rises in prevalence, even so far as to suggest we are on the verge of a bed bug pandemic... | |
| Half Of Brits Got Sunburnt This Year And Many Would Do It Again | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 |
| A NEW survey released today (Wednesday 1 September) reveals almost half of Brits (46 per cent) got sunburnt this year. Of those who got burnt, a third (32 per cent) admitted their motivation was to get a tan. And half of those who burnt whilst trying to get a tan would risk burning again next year... | |
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| Successful Treatment For S. aureus Skin Infection In Mouse Model | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 |
| Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue damage caused by USA300, the leading cause of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States... | |
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| Medicis Announces Approval Of Additional Strengths Of Solodyn(R) | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 |
| Medicis (NYSE:MRX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved additional strengths of SOLODYN(R) (minocycline HCl, USP) Extended Release Tablets in 55 mg, 80 mg and 105 mg dosages for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age and older... | |
| Plant Agents Show Promise In Preventing Skin Cancer | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 |
| Maybe you worshipped the sun in your youth or weren't as meticulous as you should have been with sunscreen. If so, take heart: Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio are finding that certain plant substances, when given in combinations, may suppress damage that can cause skin cancer... | |
| A Mutation That Restores Health: | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 |
| Errors in the copying of genes during cell division can cause numerous diseases, including cancer. Yale School of Medicine scientists, however, have unraveled the secrets of a much more rare phenomenon with potential therapeutic implications - disease-causing genes that show a high frequency of self-repair... | |
| Liver Cells Created From Patients' Skin Cells | Sun, 29 Aug 2010 |
| By creating diseased liver cells from a small sample of human skin, scientists have for the first time shown that stem cells can be used to model a diverse range of inherited disorders. The University of Cambridge researchers' findings, which will hopefully lead to new treatments for those suffering from liver diseases, were published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation... | |
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| UV-protective Drug To Be Tested For Vitiligo | Thu, 26 Aug 2010 |
| A drug initially developed to protect skin from light and UV will soon be tested as a repigmentation therapy in vitiligo, a common disorder which causes skin to gradually lose its pigment or tone. SCENESSE(R), a new drug developed in Australia, will be evaluated for its ability to reactivate melanin in the whitened, depigmented skin patches caused by vitiligo... | |
| FDA Warns Of Possible Dangers From Portable Foot-Tanning Device | Wed, 25 Aug 2010 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about the risk of ultraviolet radiation overdose with the Tootsie Tanner portable foot tanning device. Use of the tanning device can lead to an overdose of ultraviolet radiation because its labeling recommends an improper duration of exposure to radiation and the device has an inadequate timer... | |
| Jordan Hospital Opens New Wound Healing And Hyperbaric Center | Wed, 25 Aug 2010 |
| Jordan Hospital is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center (Wound Center) located on the hospital campus in Plymouth, Mass. The Wound Center features the only hospital-based hyperbaric treatment chamber in the greater Plymouth and Cape Cod region... | |
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| Hair Color, Socioeconomic Status Among Risk Factors For Recurring Basal Cell Carcinoma | Fri, 20 Aug 2010 |
| Patients who receive a diagnosis of the skin cancer basal cell carcinoma at a younger age-along with those who have red hair, a higher socioeconomic status and a cancerous lesion on their upper extremities-appear to be at higher risk of developing multiple cancers and require closer follow-up, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... | |
