Pediatric Dermatology

Genital ulcer disease symptoms increase during and after acquiring HIV, say researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Rakia in Uganda.

Abbott Laboratories, which manufactures Collagenase Santyl Ointment, will take over U.S. marketing of the product through its Ross Products Division beginning Jan. 1.

About 9 percent of the U.S. population is affected by atopic dermatitis, and that percentage is growing according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).

Las Vegas - According to Guy Webster, M.D., the best topical treatment for rosacea is metronidazole. Oral rosacea therapies he has found to be effective are tetra-, doxy- and minocycline, Cipro (ciprofloxacin hydrochloride), Bactrim (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole), and isotretinoin.

Las Vegas - Much of what is new in dermatologic therapy represents off-label use of marketed drugs, but clinicians should not let that fact necessarily deter them from prescribing what may be very safe and effective therapy, said Stephen Stone, M.D., at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference.

Dr. M has practiced dermatology for 25 years. During that time he has hired and fired secretaries, nurses, and licensed medical assistants.

New Orleans - Combination therapy has proven effective in treating vitiligo in a small number of patients, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons, held here last month.

Las Vegas -- The landscape of dermatologic diseases manifested by HIV-positive (HIV+) patients has changed in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), said Clay J. Cockerell, M.D., at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference.

Las Vegas -- Recent innovations in topical therapies are providing valuable alternatives for the management of some challenging dermatologic conditions, said Mark Lebwohl, M.D., at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference.

For the second time in two years, lawmakers have created federal tax cuts designed to spur business investment.

Chicago - The dermatological ecology of South Africa, a context considerably different from its North American counterpart, was discussed at this year's L'Oreal Ethnic Skin and Hair Conference here from Sept. 19 to 21, 2003.

Q: Is there a way for me to charge for dressing changes in my office?

Cleveland - Adolescent tanning behavior has not received sufficient attention by researchers and should be considered with other risk behaviors such as substance abuse and sexual activity, according to Catherine Demko, Ph.D., a research associate at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Dr. Demko and colleagues looked more closely at this modifiable cancer-causing behavior by studying a nationally representative sample of 6,903 non-Hispanic white adolescents, aged 13 to 19 years. The teens had responded between April 1, 1996 and Aug. 31, 1996 to a survey about adolescent behaviors for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

London - Could the simple act of writing help patients recover quicker?

Russian doctors have developed a method for face-lifts, called Featherlift, using nylon threads containing barbs.

Black henna tattoos are advertised as a fun, temporary decoration that, because of its dark stain, looks like a real tattoo.

Sunscreen creams cannot fully protect people against an increasingly common form of skin cancer, according to research published in late September.

Recent studies by a physics professor suggest that energy transfer by some sunscreen ingredients could actually be harming healthy cells.

A study from Johns Hopkins University has pinpointed a likely genetic base for latex allergy.

The mother of a four-year-old with eczema discovered Eucerin Dry Skin treatment after trying a number of treatments in an attempt to clear up her daughter's cracked skin.

New data suggest InterMune Inc.'s intravenous oritavancin is as effective as a regimen of vancomycin plus cephalexin in treating patients with complicated skin and skin-structure infections (CSSSI).

Researchers in Austria set out to evaluate the recently proposed and debated characteristic immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of Kindler's syndrome.

The National Rosacea Society has introduced the first consumer education booklet, "Understanding Rosacea," which incorporates the new standard diagnostic criteria for this common facial disorder.

CancerVax expects to launch its therapeutic melanoma vaccine and lead product candidate Canvaxin by 2006.

Cool Laser Optics (CLO) Inc., owner of patents regarding skin cooling, has reached an agreement with Lumenis Inc., a laser manufacturer, over issues regarding alleged infringement of certain CLO patents.