Nano-engineering represents a promising approach for vaccine delivery, an expert says. Immunonano-engineering capitalizes on the properties of matter on the nanoscale to design products that deliver drugs or prevent bacteria growth, or to generate new classes of drugs, says Adnan Nasir, M.D., clinical assistant professor of dermatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Pediatric onychomycosis is relatively uncommon, with an overall prevalence among all patients with onychomycosis of about 2.5 percent. The condition occurs more often in adolescents than in young children, says Amy Paller, M.D., Walter J. Hamlin Professor, chairwoman of dermatology, professor of pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago.
The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) among dermatologists is hitting a stumbling block - namely, the onerousness of final "meaningful use" rules recently released by the federal government. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released guidelines for earning government incentives for implementing the paperless systems.
Money and our ability to manage it determines how well we live, how well we are able to care for our families, how well we sleep at night, and, yes, how well we will enjoy our golden years. So why, after dealing with the stuff every day of our lives since early childhood, are so many of us klutzes in the way we handle it?
Recent published findings of a Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) for alopecia areata (AA) have pinpointed at least eight genes linked to the disease.
A longitudinal pigmented band in the nail, also call longitudinal melanonychia (LM), is often a diagnostic dilemma for dermatologists. The potential causes of LM are many, but its potential signal for melanoma warrants efforts to seek a precise diagnosis.
A single, one hour-long application of a high-dose capsaicin patch recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not only proves to significantly reduce pain in patients suffering from postherpetic neuralgia, but also maintains its analgesic effect for up to three months.
The pain patients perceive during and after dermatologic or cosmetic procedures can sometimes be difficult to manage. Hypnosis is one technique that can significantly calm patients before and during surgery, as well as substantially reduce - and possibly even eliminate - perioperative pain.
If you depend on some of your investment portfolio to produce income, you’re suffering from a bad case of sticker shock. Let’s see what an investor with the tidy sum of $100,000 to invest might get for his money at today’s anemic interest rates.
Vignettes contributed by more than 160 Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) members for the society’s new coffee table book, Petals & Pearls, reveal words of wisdom, acts of courage, fun facts and much more.
Results of a recent Dutch study suggest that cryotherapy outperforms topical salicylic acid in treating common warts, MedPageToday reports.
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Zeltiq Aesthetics’ CoolSculpting, a cryosurgical device, for the noninvasive spot reduction of fat in diet-resistant areas such as “love handles,” Medscape reports.
The market for cosmetic surgery, facial aesthetics and lasers is expected to almost double in size and to exceed $3 billion over the next seven years, according to iData Research, a pharmaceutical market research firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, PRNewswire reports.
The nation’s first face transplant patient has asked Ohioans to register as organ donors, the Associated Press reports.
Minneapolis - Results of a small study show that bone-marrow transplantation may help fight the rare, genetic skin disease recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. But, due to risk factors, the treatment is probably appropriate only for the most severe cases, MedPage Today reports.
Philadelphia - A new study suggests that psoriasis sufferers have an increased risk of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts, MedPage Today reports.
Rotterdam, Netherlands - A Dutch population-based study suggests that redheads run the highest risk for developing multiple basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), MedPage Today reports.
Miami - A new study suggests that “engineered skin” &emdash; or bilayered living-cell therapy (Apligraf, Organogenesis) - significantly improved healing of diabetic foot ulcers compared with other advanced biologic therapies, MedPage Today reports.
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Big on promises and a little short on delivery. That's the way Marta Rendon, M.D., would describe most of the skin-lightening therapies proffered as alternatives to hydroquinone. She says it's not that the herbal compounds currently being touted as safer alternatives to hydroquinone don't work at all, but, she says, they don't work nearly as well.
The science to prove claims that oral supplements help reduce the signs of skin aging is lacking. But one dermatologist says she believes that supplementing with specific vitamins, oils and other nutrients plays an important role in anti-aging treatments - especially when patients do not get enough of these nutrients in their diets.
To successfully treat lentigo maligna melanoma and its precursor, lentigo maligna, Mohs micrographic surgery using MART-1 immunostains is a technique touted by experts, according to David Brodland, M.D., who practices in Pittsburgh.
Mid-level caregivers are taking on an ever-larger role in dermatologic care. According to professional organizations, about 11,500 board-certified dermatologists practice in the United States. In addition, there are about 3,000 dermatology physician assistants and 1,650 nurse practitioners working in dermatology offices - or the equivalent of about one mid-level dermatologic caregiver for every 2.5 dermatologists.
Clinical observations from the use of immune modulators and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are providing researchers with clues into the mechanism of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), an expert says.
Nonablative fractional resurfacing with a 1,927 nm thulium laser (Fraxel re:store Dual System, Solta Medical) is showing promise for offering a well-tolerated, safe and effective treatment for multiple facial actinic keratoses (AKs), according to the results of a study presented by Roy G. Geronemus, M.D., at Laser 2010, the 30th annual American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery conference.
The excimer laser is proving to be the most effective treatment for vitiligo, at least for dark-skinned patients who are afflicted with the disease on their faces. According to one expert, the condition greatly affects the self-esteem of patients, especially when it's on the face.
Because the pharmacokinetics of three popular botulinum toxin products differ, there's no shortcut to determining equivalent therapeutic doses, according to one expert.
While surgical and medical oncologists do not think twice about combining treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, in the treatment of cancer patients, dermatologists rarely use adjuvant therapies once they have excised skin cancers, according to one dermatologist.
If congenital nevi are small, there is insufficient evidence to suggest they should be removed, for they are not likely to transform into melanoma, according to the chief dermatologist at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix. However, giant nevi present a much higher risk, says Ron Hansen, M.D., F.A.A.D., a board-certified dermatologist and board-certified pediatrician.
Both chemical peels and lasers represent safe and effective methods for treating signs of photoaging. Each technique has its pros and con, and whether the balance weighs in favor of chemical peeling or a laser procedure can be argued either way.
