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WCD: Methotrexate found safer but less effective than cyclosporine in atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 19:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – In the first head-to-head trial in atopic dermatitis, cyclosporine was about five times more effective in terms of SCORAD 50 but was associated with more adverse events, Dr....

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Smoking tied to worse occupational hand eczema

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 18:57

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Occupational hand eczema is worse and more persistent in smokers than nonsmokers, a large prospective cohort study found. “Tobacco smoking is associated with work absenteeism and...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Rosacea linked to dyslipidemia, hypertension, CAD

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 18:20

Patients with rosacea are more likely than others to have dyslipidemia and hypertension, and they are at increased risk for coronary artery disease independently of cardiovascular risk factors,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Expert touts ivermectin 1% cream as treatment of choice for rosacea

Posted on: 23/06/2015 - 18:15

VANCOUVER, B.C. – A persuasive case can be made for ivermectin 1% cream as the new treatment of choice for papulopustular rosacea, Dr. Leon Kircik asserted at the World Congress of Dermatology. He...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Red gums raise red flag in oral lichen planus

Posted on: 22/06/2015 - 21:50

VANCOUVER – Gum involvement in oral lichen planus raises the risk of multisite or systemic disease, according to Dr. Roy Rogers, professor of dermatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn....

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Restoring microbiome might ease atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 22/06/2015 - 21:31

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Manipulating the skin microbiome might one day help control atopic dermatitis, Dr. Thomas Bieber said at the World Congress of Dermatology. Scientists used to focus mainly on...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Dermatologists underappreciate psoriatic itch, patients say

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 21:37

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The largest-ever survey of North American and European physician and patient perspectives on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis reveals a major disconnect between dermatologists and...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Tofacitinib’s benefits for psoriasis persist for 2 years

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 16:06

VANCOUVER – Oral tofacitinib for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis demonstrated sustained efficacy and a “generally manageable” safety profile throughout 2 years of follow-up in a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Consider combining therapies for atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 09/06/2015 - 18:45

Cyclosporine and oral antihistamine therapy showed inconsistent effects on clinical and laboratory markers of atopic dermatitis in older children and adults, based on data from a study of 48...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Hand eczema linked to anxiety, not depression

Posted on: 09/06/2015 - 18:08

Adults with chronic hand eczema showed significantly higher levels of anxiety but no difference in depression, compared with healthy controls, based on data from a review of 71 patients. The patients...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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