Aesthetics

Dermatologists interested in seeing advanced skin disease research should be aware of NIH's overall priorities

Dear Editor: The editorial titled "The elephant in our living room: What is happening to dermatology?" (March 2001), should have been called, "The ostrich in the living room: Blind to the truth." Your insinuation that the practice of cosmetic dermatology has created a public perception that dermatologists are not real doctors couldn't be more wrong.

Washington - A direct relationship among suicide, depression, and treatment with isotretinoin (Accutane) still is undocumented by epidemiologic data, according to Diane M. Thiboutot, M.D.

Genomic information key to vaccines, novel drugs

Chemoprevention technique proven effective for patients stratified intowell-defined groups

Less skin tightening achieved but enough nonetheless to delay facelift