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.
National report - New topical steroids that have recently hit the market may not be for everyone, but for the right pediatric patients, the products represent exciting new developments in the treatment of pediatric dermatoses, says Joel Schlessinger, M.D., director of the Advanced Skin Research Center in Omaha, Neb., and president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery.
Munich, Germany - Cutaneous side effects of anabolic androgenic steroids bring many steroid abusers to dermatologists' offices. One of the most common skin effects is acne.
Most OCD sufferers are not properly diagnosed for well over 10 years, and only one in five patients is under treatment.
Victoria, Australia - Acne is the most common disease that dermatologists treat, affecting approximately 80 percent of adolescents.
Washington - Adapalene 0.1 percent gel is similar in efficacy against acne, with fewer side effects, than either tazarotene 0.1 percent or a regimen in which patients were switched from one retinoid to the other after six weeks.
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.
Patient's skin treated with topical 1,25D3 showed increased protein expression of TLR2 and cathelicidin, with no evidence of inflammation.
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.
Columbus, Ohio - The most common sun-related damage to skin DNA occurs when ultraviolet (UV) rays strike adjacent thymine molecules, causing them to form a cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD).
National report - The dermal filler Restylane (Medicis Aesthetics) appears to stimulate production of collagen in aging and photodamaged skin, according to a study published in the February issue of the Archives of Dermatology.
National report - Dermatologists and other trained medical professionals should oversee use of topical numbing creams, and should use only low concentrations for only short periods of time to ensure the safety of patients, say experts in the field and officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
National report - A new approach to treating psoriasis targets the inflammatory mediators IL-12 and IL-23 and has proven to be highly effective in a large phase 2 clinical trial.
Dermatologists and other physicians who participate in the Medicare program are facing a tighter financial squeeze as federal officials seek to control costs while giving patients more information about the performance of their healthcare providers.
The attempt (of P4P) is to shift the focus of healthcare away from what is done to the patient toward what is done for the patient.
International report - The European Union has found tea tree oil, an ingredient in many beauty products, to be unsafe and may ban the ingredient in light of research showing the oil causes skin irritation and inhibits the effectiveness of antibiotics, according to Pharmaceutical Business Review.
Washington - A new study by the lobby group Environmental Working Group (EWG) suggests that a number of cosmetic products with a petroleum base may contain a cancer-causing impurity called 1.4-dioxane, according to the online news source cosmeticsdesign.com.
International report - The European Union has found tea tree oil, an ingredient in many beauty products, to be unsafe and may ban the ingredient in light of research showing the oil causes skin irritation and inhibits the effectiveness of antibiotics, according to Pharmaceutical Business Review.
Washington - Older patients with long-standing diabetes and diabetic neuropathy and who have thick, discolored toenails are likely to harbor fungal infections, Reuters Health reports.
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Her parents never pushed her into medicine, or even to go to college, for that matter. Instead, they instilled the values she needed to do what she does today.
EMRs' promise comes with a downside, Dr. Siegel notes. Would people want all this information out there if encryption and security mechanisms ultimately chosen as standards prove insufficient?
