CHAMPIONSGATE, FLA. – Can you separate sun protection myths from facts for your patients? Misperceptions persist, but sunscreen remains a safe and effective tool to help protect the skin from...
An Institute of Medicine committee could not reach consensus on a single definition of Gulf War illness and recommended in a new report that clinicians and researchers at least narrow it down to two...
Genetic testing for alleles that affect histocompatibility should be the rule for patients who initiate the drug carbamazepine, according to new recommendations issued by the Canadian...
SAN DIEGO – Patients with atopic dermatitis should routinely receive the intramuscular form of the influenza vaccine Fluzone unless the affected area of skin has been swabbed and found to have normal...
PALM BEACH, ARUBA – Which combination of retinoids and antibiotics delivers the best acne outcomes? And what dietary advice maximizes isotretinoin’s effectiveness? Dr. Guy Webster of the Wilmington...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Mounting circumstantial evidence points to perturbation of bacterial communities in the gut and skin as important environmental triggers for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
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PALM BEACH, ARUBA – When evaluating patients for psoriasis, don’t forget to ask them about potential symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, cautions Dr. Mark Jackson of the University of Louisville<link...
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – A new wave of better sunscreens may soon wash into the U.S. marketplace, predicted Dr. Susan Swetter of Stanford (Calif.) University. She spoke with us at the Hawaii Dermatology...
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Our editor, Heidi Splete, catches up with attendees at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar to find out what they learned at the meeting that they will take back to their...