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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

Large-scale psoriasis study links trauma to arthritis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 22:16

ROME – Patients with psoriasis were more likely to develop psoriatic arthritis if they had experienced physical trauma, based on data from a large, population-based study. The crude incidence of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Large-scale psoriasis study links trauma to arthritis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 22:16

ROME – Patients with psoriasis were more likely to develop psoriatic arthritis if they had experienced physical trauma, based on data from a large, population-based study. The crude incidence of...

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

FDA: No changes needed in management of ezogabine’s eye and skin effects

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 18:57

Pigment changes in the retina reported in some patients treated with the antiseizure drug ezogabine do not appear to affect vision, and can be “adequately managed” by following recommendations in the...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Expert critiques isotretinoin controversies

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 20:01

VANCOUVER – Controversies surrounding isotretinoin are mostly unfounded, Dr. Neil Shear said at the World Congress of Dermatology. “Isotretinoin is the most effective treatment for all grades of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Smoking tied to worse occupational hand eczema

Rosacea linked to dyslipidemia, hypertension, CAD

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

WCD: Red gums raise red flag in oral lichen planus

WCD: Restoring microbiome might ease atopic dermatitis

Large-scale psoriasis study links trauma to arthritis

Large-scale psoriasis study links trauma to arthritis

WCD: Dermatologists underappreciate psoriatic itch, patients say

FDA: No changes needed in management of ezogabine’s eye and skin effects

Expert critiques isotretinoin controversies

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