Bill Gillette

Psoriasis may be a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a new study suggests.

Scientists at Singapore Immunology Network say they have determined the origin of a group of immune cells in the skin that act as the first line of defense against harmful germs and skin infections.

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its member boards have established limits to the number of years that can elapse between a physician’s completion of residency training and achievement of board certification.

A new study suggests patients with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) who experienced a recent, severe stressful life event and who experienced childhood emotional abuse are more likely to have poorer immune responses to the disease.

A new study has found vismodegib to be effective in shrinking and preventing the formation of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in patients with basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS).

Researchers in India report they have developed a radiation spot treatment for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) that destroys facial tumors without surgery or major radiation therapy in 80 percent of patients in a small study.

Results of a new study suggest the diameter of most slow-growing melanomas changes very little over time, but that the lesions can become more disorganized, less structured and change or develop new colors.

New research could clarify the long-held “soil and seed” organ-specific metastasis theory that different cancerous tumor types spread only to specific, preferred organs.

Researchers from the Henry Ford Health System suggest transplants of healthy skin from a patient’s own body can improve discoloration caused by vitiligo.

Teens whose acne is treated with isotretinoin may face twice the risk of eye infections, including conjunctivitis and styes, researchers say.

Washington - Though Congress adjourned for recess without taking action to forestall the 21 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement that took effect April 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has acted to buy doctors more time, MedPage Today reports.

Gaithersburg, Md. - A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended that the agency place tighter controls on artificial tanning, the Associated Press reports. Those controls could range from requiring parental consent forms to banning the practice in teens under age 18.

Fort Worth, Texas - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the lotion formulation of adapalene (Differin 0.1 percent, Galderma) for the topical treatment of acne in patients age 12 and older, Medscape Today reports.

Bristol, Tenn. - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Zyclara, a new cream made by Graceway Pharmaceuticals of Bristol, Tenn., for treatment of actinic keratoses, news source TriCities.com reports.

Washington - The Food and Drug Administration says Novartis AG and Astellas Pharma may need to expand warning labels on their eczema drugs following dozens of new reported cases of cancer and infection in children, Reuters reports.

Rolling Meadows, Ill. - Lawrence Field, M.D., has donated $100,000 to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) to start the Lawrence Field, M.D., International Dermatologic Surgery Educational Exchange Fund.

Petaluma, Calif. - Medical technology company Oculus Innovative Sciences is bringing Microcyn Dermatology HydroGel to the U.S. market, Business Wire reports.

Washington - The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged receipt of Sol-Gel’s Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for DER45-EV Gel for the topical treatment of rosacea, reports Medical News Today.

Berkeley Heights, N.J. - Pharmaceutical company Genta Inc., based here, announced recently that a phase 3 drug trial for the melanoma drug Genasense showed no statistically significant benefit compared with a placebo, reports news source Foxbusiness.com.

Cleveland - The National Institutes of Health has awarded Pratima Karnik, Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology at Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University, a grant of $1.77 million to fund a five-year study titled “PPAR-gamma Signaling in Normal Pilosebaceous Units and in Scarring Alopecia,” reports the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (CARF).

Minneapolis - Results of a recently completed study appear to establish the efficacy of Levulan Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in reducing the recurrence of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), reports PRNewswire.

Be’er Sheva, Israel - A new Israeli invention allows cancerous skin tumors to be detected and examined before they become visible to the naked eye, reports news source Haaretz.com.

London - Researchers from Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Research Institute say they have found how two genes from the same “family” can interact to stop cancer, reports News-medical.net.

While the worst economic slump in decades has sharply cut into consumer demand for æsthetic products, at least one analyst says there's reason to anticipate a bounceback in the coming months.

Results of a recent study suggest that while upper airway infections, such as rhinosinusitis and adenotonsillitis, may exacerbate atopic dermatitis in children, surgical treatment for those infections may improve the severity of AD.

Advances in techniques and procedures are making treatments for other pediatric dermatologic conditions more effective.

A dilemma occasionally faced at the diagnostic stage is the challenge of distinguishing melanoma from look-alike Spitz nevi. … Spitz nevi are known to be benign -but their presence poses a problem because of their potential for leading to misdiagnoses.

The message the AAD wants people to get is that dermatologists - and only dermatologists - are the doctors who should be seen when skin problems arise.

National report - Changes to requirements for graduate medical education in dermatology have sparked protest by the American Society for Mohs Surgery (ASMS), even as some dermatologists say the society's concerns are unfounded.

National report - A bizarre case involving an apparent cyst will always hold a couple of lessons for William Philip Werschler, M.D.