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Frazer, Pa. - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Cephalon, based here, have issued new warnings in the prescribing information for Provigil regarding the risk of severe reactions - including one death, HealthDay News reports.

South San Francisco, Calif. - Theravance Inc., based here, and partner Astellas Pharma US Inc., an affiliate of Japan’s Astellas Pharma Inc., have received a Food and Drug Administration approvable letter asking for additional clinical information on the drug telavancin to treat skin infections caused by gram-positive bacteria, news source rttnews.com reports.

Modena, Italy - Researchers at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia have shown how stem cells not only can be used to treat damaged eyes but, in combination with gene therapy, can treat a rare and debilitating skin disease, Sciencedaily.com reports.

Melbourne, Australia - An Australian study suggests that nurses may be more effective in reducing the severity of atopic eczema in infants, children and adolescents than those treated by a dermatologist, ReutersHealth reports.

London - A new study suggests that increased dietary intake of vitamin C and linoleic acid is associated with better appearance of aging skin, Cosmeticsdesign.com reports.

Auckland, New Zealand - A student at Auckland University’s Maurice Wilkins Centre has developed an interactive computer model that doctors will be able to use as a tool to predict how cancerous cells from melanoma will move throughout the body, the New Zealand Herald reports.

New Brunswick, N.J. - Johnson & Johnson says its experimental antibiotic ceftobiprole was found to cure 86 percent of patients with diabetic foot infections, Bloomberg.com reports.

Chicago - A new study shows that most melanomas would not be detected without a dermatologist’s total body skin examination, Medscape reports.

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New research of antimicrobial peptides suggests that they may play a role in protecting against infection in some chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis, while in others, such as atopic dermatitis, patients remain vulnerable to infection

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Merck's Gardasil offers cross-protection against up to 10 additional types of HPV not represented in the vaccine. Varying degrees of protection may be related to antibodies, memory B cells. Niche-filling is unlikely to occur with HPV, due to its very stable genome.

Hydrogen peroxide vapor has demonstrated an excellent ability to eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) environmental contamination, according to a poster presented at the 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Chicago in September.

Dermatologists have long known to suspect leishmaniasis in patients in South Texas, near the Mexican border. Elsewhere in the United States, dermatologists should suspect that persistent sores in patients who have traveled to South or Central America, Mexico or the Middle East could also be caused by the protozoan Leishmania.

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Patients waiting to have a mole examined will find themselves in a longer queue than patients waiting for cosmetic botulinum toxin (Botox, Allergan) injections, according to research results published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

To no one's surprise, the U.S. fillers market continues to grow rapidly. Growing along with it is an awareness that the burgeoning array of products is having a significant impact on facial Aesthetic procedures.

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As baby boomers embrace cosmetic procedures and break down social barriers for future generations, the aesthetic industry is poised to boom in the next five years, according to the Global Aesthetic Market research report from Medical Insight.

A new study suggests that while the proportion of physicians in solo and two-physician practices decreased significantly in 2004-05 for all specialties combined, dermatologists have remained largely committed to solo or two-practitioner practices.

Dermatologist and dermatopathologist Ray A. Carlsen, M.D., discovered just how difficult it was for musically inclined families to afford cellos when he took up cello playing as an adult. The now-retired clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, found out his talent was not necessarily in playing the instrument, but rather in facilitating others' talents.

No simple, effective treatment exists for the 14 million Americans suffering from rosacea, according to figures released by the National Rosacea Society. The society reports that rosacea is becoming increasingly more common as a large number of the baby boom generation approaches the age where they become more predisposed to develop the condition, yet as many as 78 percent of them don't even know what rosacea is, let alone how to treat it.

An impending cut of 9.9 percent in average Medicare reimbursement rates is only months away and will be imposed unless physician organizations and specialty groups, including those representing dermatologists, can convince Congress to reach a solution.

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Les Ulis, France - Laser device manufacturer Quantel Medical is expected to acquire WaveLight Aesthetic, a German company that manufactures dermatologic and aesthetic laser devices, PRNewswire reports.

New York - Rosetta Genomics Ltd., an Israel-based firm specializing in the field of microRNA and RNAi, will collaborate with NYU Medical Center to develop a melanoma diagnostic test based on microRNA profiles, PRNewswire reports.