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Desonide hydrogel improved itching in atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 18:45

Twice-daily application of 0.05% desonide hydrogel significantly improved clinical symptoms of itching and quality of life scores in 100% of patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis after 7...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Psoriasis risk rises in women with history of hypertension and beta-blocker use

Posted on: 02/07/2014 - 21:00

Women with a 6-year or longer history of hypertension, and women with a 6-year or longer use of beta-blocker medications to treat hypertension, may be at increased risk of developing psoriasis,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA approves tedizolid for acute bacterial skin infections

Posted on: 21/06/2014 - 00:10

Tedizolid, an oxazolidinone antibacterial drug, has been approved as an intravenous and oral treatment for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by gram positive bacteria, the...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Treat to target shows durable improvements in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 18:25

Thanks to anti–tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and other highly effective biologic therapies, rheumatologists are increasingly embracing treat to target, a strategy in which patients are closely...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Copaxone lipoatrophy far more common than reported

Posted on: 09/06/2014 - 17:30

DALLAS – The risk of lipoatrophy with glatiramer acetate is greater than 60%, according to a review of 73 multiple sclerosis patients at one clinic. The risk is "substantially higher than...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Atopic dermatitis update taps top therapy choices

Posted on: 06/06/2014 - 22:05

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The 2014 update of the American Academy of Dermatology guidelines on atopic dermatitis take a strong stance in favor of the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as topical...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Psoriasis patients on adalimumab show significant improvement by body region

Posted on: 06/06/2014 - 19:25

Roughly half of psoriasis patients on adalimumab showed complete resolution in specific body regions after 16 weeks, according to an analysis of the phase III CHAMPION trial reported in the May issue...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Basal cell cancer incidence higher than previously reported

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 15:10

ALBUQUERQUE – The incidence of basal cell carcinoma in northern California rose by about 13% during 1998 through 2012, according to an analysis of more than 147,000 insured patients. The steepest...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Buccal acyclovir delays recurrence of herpes labialis

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 15:10

ALBUQUERQUE – A single buccal application of acyclovir delayed recurrence of herpes labialis by an average of 100 days, compared with placebo, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Buccal acyclovir delays recurrence of herpes labialis

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 15:10

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

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