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What Is Discoid Eczema (Nummular Dermatitis)? What Causes Discoid Eczema?

What Is Discoid Eczema (Nummular Dermatitis)? What Causes Discoid Eczema?

Discoid eczema, also known as discoid dermatitis, gravitational eczema, nummular dermatitis, and nummular eczema is a form of dermatitis. It is a chronic (long-term) or recurrent condition. A rash appears ...

Nurses Clarify Skin Care Advice For Radiotherapy Patients

Two US cancer nurses have researched the evidence behind a commonly applied rule that cancer patients should not apply skin creams or lotions for four hours before having radiotherapy treatment ...

What Is Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)? What Causes Hyperhidrosis?

Hyperhidrosis, also known as polyhidrosis or sudorrhea means excessive sweating; sweating too much. Hidrosis means sweating, while hyper means too much, or excessively. The excessive sweating may be either localized ...

Maryland Legislation Introduced To Prohibit Indoor Tanning For Minors

New Maryland legislation to protect youth from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is based on significant scientific evidence that indoor tanning before the age of 30 is undeniably ...

Request For Re-Examination Of Ceftobiprole Submitted To CHMP

Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SWISS: BSLN) announces that the Applicant Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen- Cilag), a Johnson & Johnson company, has submitted a request for reexamination of the negative opinion by ...

Graceway Announces Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology Publishes Articles On New Short-Course Imiquimod Formulation In Actinic Keratosis

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) has published Phase III data evaluating the safety and efficacy of imiquimod cream at two doses – 2.5% and 3.75% ...

New Hope To Vitiligo Patients Offered By Skin Transplant

In the first study of its kind in the United States, Henry Ford Hospital showed that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating vitiligo.
Henry Ford researchers followed 23 ...

What Is Heat Rash? What Is Prickly Heat? What Causes Heat Rash?

Heat rash, also known as prickly heat, sweat rash and miliaria, is an itchy, red skin rash that often causes a stinging or prickling sensation. It is common in infants ...

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Unveils CYTOMIMICâ„¢ Technology At 68th Annual Meeting Of The American Academy Of Dermatology

Building on decades of research into how the body’s electrical field affects skin regeneration, scientists at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., have discovered how to harness the power of ...

Phase III REGION-I Study Shows PEP005 (ingenol Mebutate) Gel 0.05% May Reduce Pre-Cancerous Skin Lesions In Patients With Actinic Keratosis

Specialty pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma announced that findings from a Phase III study evaluating PEP005 (ingenol mebutate) Gel 0.05% to treat actinic keratosis (AK), a common pre-cursor to skin cancer, ...

COPPERTONE(R) Solar Research Center Unveils Studies On Efficacy Of Topical Antioxidants In Sunscreens At 2010 Annual Meeting

Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc., the consumer health-care division of Merck & Co., Inc., the makers of COPPERTONE®, announced at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology the ...

Sizing Up Nanotechnology: How Nanosized Particles May Affect Skin Care Products

The rapidly growing field of nanotechnology and its future use in cosmetic products holds both enormous potential and potential concern for consumers. Currently, major cosmetic manufacturers have imposed a voluntary ...

Advancements In Skin Care At AAD Annual Meeting Presented By P&G Beauty & Grooming

Research presented by P&G Beauty & Grooming scientists at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (Miami Beach, FL, March 5-9) examines skin care science from multiple ...

Nad’s Launches New Hypoallergenic Facial Hair Removal Strips

Nad’s, the Hair Removal Experts, have announced the full national launch of new Hypoallergenic Facial Hair Removal Strips. The product comes packaged with 24 strips for the face and ...

In The Future Our Own Skin Cells Could Be Used To Repair Our Hearts

A heart patient’s own skin cells soon could be used to repair damaged cardiac tissue thanks to pioneering stem cell research of the University of Houston’s newest biomedical scientist, Robert ...

Fluorescence Monitoring And Effect Of Photodynamic Therapy For Port Wine Stains

It is known that fluctuations in the treatment outcome of photodynamic therapy (PDT) between patients are related to the concentration of photosensitizer in target tissue. The purpose of a study, ...

Dead Sea Resorts Offer New Treatments For People With Dermatological Diseases

The Dead Sea is the only place in the world that combines year-round hot weather, an oxygen-enriched atmosphere, therapeutic UVB solar radiation, a mineral-rich salt sea, world famous mineral-rich mud, ...