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Skin cancer treatment costs skyrocket over past decade

Posted on: 12/11/2014 - 14:13

The average annual cost for skin cancer treatment more than doubled from 2002 to 2011, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. From 2002 to 2006, the average annual skin...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Oral curcumin shown effective in psoriasis

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 15:35

AMSTERDAM – Oral curcumin proved safe and effective as adjunctive therapy in patients on topical corticosteroids for mild to moderate psoriasis vulgaris in a 12-week, randomized, placebo-controlled...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Psoriasis patients’ QOL improved with calcipotriene/betamethasone

Posted on: 31/10/2014 - 17:46

LAS VEGAS – Adults with localized psoriasis reported significant improvement in quality of life after 2 and 8 weeks of treatment with a combination topical suspension, based on data from 147 adults....

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: How the latest topical antifungals are working for patients

Posted on: 30/10/2014 - 21:13

LAS VEGAS – The latest topical treatments “are going to change the way we treat onychomycosis,” Dr. David Pariser said at the Skin Disease Education Foundation’s annual Las Vegas dermatology...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

New onychomycosis drugs show similar success and side effects

Posted on: 30/10/2014 - 16:00

LAS VEGAS – The latest topical therapies for onychomycosis are strong enough to penetrate nail polish, but patients report few side effects. “New topical antifungals have improved the challenge of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Safe use of topical cidofovir as a weapon against stubborn warts

Posted on: 24/10/2014 - 14:02

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – There is a role for topical cidofovir in the treatment of recalcitrant warts in children, Dr. James R. Treat said at Skin Disease Education Foundation’s Women’s &...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: A practical protocol for monitoring discoid lupus

Posted on: 23/10/2014 - 22:06

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF.– Patients with discoid lupus should be checked routinely for systemic disease, but complete autoantibody studies aren’t necessary for those patients with a prior work-up and a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Select biologics for dose escalation in psoriasis

Posted on: 22/10/2014 - 15:58

SONOMA, CALIF.– Data support dosage escalation or intensification for patients who don’t respond to biologic therapy for psoriasis, but only for three of the four biologic agents available in the...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Secukinumab showed sustained efficacy in psoriasis

Posted on: 19/10/2014 - 17:57

AMSTERDAM – The investigational biologic agent secukinumab continued to show strong efficacy through 52 weeks of treatment in a new secondary analysis of the pivotal phase III ERASURE trial. For...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

In psoriasis, is pushing for PASI 90 really worthwhile?

Posted on: 19/10/2014 - 15:40

AMSTERDAM – Does pushing for a PASI 90 response instead of settling for a PASI 75 matter to patients being treated for moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis? You bet it does, Dr. Mark G....

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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