Organogenesis announced the completion of its court-approved reorganization plan, allowing the company to emerge from Chapter 11 protection and to continue manufacturing and supplying Apligraf, its bilayered skin substitute approved to heal venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given expanded wrinkle clearance to Candela Corp. for its Smoothbeam diode laser, which can be used for non-invasive treatment of facial wrinkles.
HIV patients who have the virus 8 (HHV-8) in their blood are at risk for developing Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), according to a Reuters report.
An affiliate company of DFB Pharmaceuticals Inc, Healthpoint, Ltd., has signed an exclusive agreement with IsoTis, S.A. to develop and license its patented, biologic, wound-healing technology called Allox.
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San Francisco - More than two decades after collagen launched a revolution in filling facial wrinkles, the FDA is expected to approve the soft filler hyaluronic acid (Restylane, Q-Med) within the next few months. The approval will be partly based on a phase III study that showed it provides longer-lasting correction of nasolabial folds than collagen.
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San Francisco - Cytokine therapies that enhance the T-helper 1 (TH1) response may be the key to effective treatment of mycosis fungoides, according to David P. Fivenson, M.D. The treatments, still in the investigative stage, have potential advantages over existing treatments because their selectivity of action also reduces the risk of nonselectivity-related toxicity, he said, noting that mycosis fungoides is now typically termed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
San Francisco - While lasers and other surgical innovations have emphasized the surgical component of dermatology, the new biologic agents used to treat psoriasis have quietly rejuvenated the medical side of the field, according to Francisco Kerdel, M.D.
Chicago - The Biologics License Application for efalizumab (Raptiva) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis is set to undergo review by the FDA Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee this month.
Chicago - Results of two multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials support the conclusion that the TNF-a chimeric monoclonal antibody infliximab (Remicade) is a highly effective and generally well-tolerated treatment for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, Alan D. Menter, M.D., said.
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San Francisco - For patients who want to smooth out wrinkles and facial lines but who cannot tolerate collagen injections, alternative fillers already in use in other countries are at the cusp of FDA approval. More people than ever are interested in pursuing such anti-aging measures, as worldwide facial aesthetic product sales in the first quarter of 2003 rose to $17 million, an increase of 8 percent over the first quarter of 2002.
New York - Permanent blindness can occur as a complication of facial filler procedures, but it is probably a preventable phenomenon with use of proper injection technique, Sydney Coleman, M.D., said at Emerging Technologies and Techniques in Plastic Surgery, a meeting sponsored by the New York University School of Medicine.
San Francisco - Two new dermal fillers approved for use without a pre-treatment skin test will enable dermatologists to offer patients same-day collagen replacement therapy.
Beverly Hills, Calif. - Hair follicle neogenesis has exciting potential for enabling hair restoration with an unlimited supply of donor material, said Ken Washenik, M.D., Ph.D.
San Francisco - Angiogenesis stimulation is a key strategy for promoting wound closure, and there are now a number of modalities available for achieving that goal, said Vincent W. Li, M.D., M.B.A.
In order to avoid the complications that can present from a surgical eyebrow lift, a study was conducted to test a nonsurgical, noninvasive eyebrow lift method.
Botulinum toxin injected into the prostate reduced symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and was well tolerated, according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled, preliminary trial (Urology 2003; 62:259-265).
VNUS Medical Technologies announced results of a peer-reviewed, multi-center randomized trial comparing recovery rates and quality of life between patients treated with conventional varicose vein stripping surgery and radiofrequency vein ablation (Closure procedure).
An scientist's accident has led to the development of a blood-clotting powder that works on contact and reportedly is being sold at CVS and Walgreens.
AlphaMed Inc. announced that it received a $500,000 two-year STTR Phase II grant award from the National Cancer Institute to further develop a targeted radiotherapy for metastatic melanoma.
The use of antihistamine cetirizine during the first six weeks of nevirapine-containing antiretroviral treatment does not protect against nevirapine-associated cutaneous reactions, according to the results of a controlled study.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc.'s Amlactin has been awarded the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Seal of Approval, which recognizes products that are beneficial to foot health and of significant value when used in a consistently applied program of daily foot care and regular professional treatment.
The FDA approved an expanded indication for Enbrel (etanercept) to inhibit the structural damage of active arthritis in patients with psoriatic arthritis, reported Amgen Inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus is hitting U.S. athletes hard in the form of soft-tissue and skin infections, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Infection.
According to a study of 36 primary care offices in relatively affluent suburban areas of six U.S. cities, one-fourth of people (25.5 percent) tested positive for the virus that causes genital herpes.
AEterna Laboratories reported recently the results of a phase III trial evaluating its drug Impavido (miltefosine) for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis, showing that patients taking Impavido had a 220-percent better cure rate compared with those in a placebo group.
