Archive for the ‘Dermatology’ Category
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Every minute, 30,000 of our outermost skin cells die so that we can live. When they do, new cells migrate from the inner layer of the skin to the surface of it, where they form a tough protective barrier. In a series of elegant experiments in mice, researchers at Rockefeller ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
ALTARGO(R) (retapamulin ointment, 1%), the first new topical antibiotic in nearly 10 years, is launched in the UK. The treatment is effective against localised impetigo,1 a contagious skin infection common in children and people who play contact sports or live in close vicinity to others.2,3
ALTARGO works fast; a five day ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Leading St. Petersburg, FL - based dermatologist, Dr. James Spencer, announced he is conducting a study to evaluate ArteFill, a non-resorbable dermal filler, for the treatment of acne scars, and other depressed atrophic scars. ArteFill is a non-resorbable dermal filler that is currently approved to treat nasolabial folds, or smile ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
The results of the study conducted in the USA. to determine the efficacy and tolerability of Relieva® in adult patients with Atopic Dermatitis (eczema) were just published in the September issue of the American Journal of Therapeutics (14:442-446, 2007).
Previous laboratory studies showed that Psorberine®, the active ingredient of Relieva®, a ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Scientists from P&G Beauty announced that they have successfully sequenced the complete genome for Malassezia globosa (M. globosa), a naturally occurring fungus responsible for the onset of dandruff and other skin conditions in humans. Results of the genome sequencing are published in the online edition of Proceedings of the National ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Auriga Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB:ARGA), a specialty pharmaceutical company building the first nationwide, commission-only pharmaceutical sales force, announced the launch of Coraz™ Lotion (hydrocortisone lotion USP, 2%), a convenience kit that also contains Puleré™, a medicated wash. Coraz™ Lotion complements the current A.T.S. portfolio which also includes Akurza™ Cream & Lotion ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Another disease can be added to the list of smoking-related disorders - psoriasis. Researchers have found that smoking increases the risk of developing psoriasis, heavier smoking increases the risk further, and the risk decreases only slowly after quitting. Investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Harvard ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggest why some people with kidney failure can develop a rare tightening and swelling of the skin and other organs, including the lungs and heart.
Reporting in the October issue of the American Journal of Dermatopathology, the authors ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
The Royal College of Physicians and British Association of Dermatologists advised holidaymakers to look for changes to their skin on return from holiday, particularly the growth of new moles or changes to existing moles. Being alert can save lives, as these changes can be signs of skin cancer, and patients ...
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