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A second mutation found in the tumors of patients with BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma does not contribute to resistance to BRAF inhibitor drugs, a finding that runs counter to what scientists expected to be true. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-mutation-braf-mutated-melanoma-doesnt-contribute.html Cancer Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:39:18 EST news252509939 (HealthDay) -- The long-term risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is significantly increased for patients with severe psoriasis who receive more than 350 psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) treatments compared with those who receive fewer than 50 treatments, according to research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-psoriasis-treatment-skin-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:12:00 EST news252245484 (HealthDay) -- A series of Nd:YAG laser treatments effectively and rapidly reduces both inflammatory and noninflammatory acne vulgaris lesions, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-dual-mode-laser-therapy-effectively.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:58:55 EST news252082725 (HealthDay) -- Coffee and caffeine are not associated with psoriasis incidence after adjustment for smoking, according to a research letter published in the March issue of the Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-coffee-caffeine-linked-psoriasis-women.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:12:48 EST news251565118 (HealthDay) -- Emotions influence the experience of somatosensory sensations of both pain and itch, with negative emotions eliciting higher levels of itch and pain compared to positive emotions, according to research published online March 8 in the British Journal of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-effect-emotions-pain-intensity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:26:47 EST news251126776 (HealthDay) -- Vitamin D3 analogs modulate immunity in human psoriasis, inducing thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and cathelicidin, according to a study published online March 2 in the British Journal of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-vitamin-d-analogs-modulate-immunity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:50:03 EST news250517960 (HealthDay) -- Several factors, including sporting activity, physical workload, and smoking habits, affect the sonomorphologic characteristics of peripheral lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with a history of invasive cutaneous melanoma, according to research published online Feb. 29 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-affect-lymph-node-involvement-melanoma.html Cancer Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:10:01 EST news250490672 (HealthDay) -- Retinol supplementation is associated with a lower risk of melanoma, according to research published online March 1 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-retinol-supplementation-melanoma.html Cancer Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:50:01 EST news250174050 (HealthDay) -- Low-dose thalidomide successfully induces complete response in a majority of patients with refractory cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), according to research published in the March issue of the British Journal of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-thalidomide-response-cutaneous-lupus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:10:01 EST news249838153 (HealthDay) -- Pulsed dye laser (PDL) treatment at two-, three-, and four-week intervals is effective for infants with facial port-wine stains (PWS), with minimal short-term side effects, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-pulsed-dye-laser-effective-port-wine.html Other Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:30:01 EST news249657734 (HealthDay) -- Early-onset of male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia [AGA]) may be a marker of male urinary symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-male-pattern-baldness-linked-prostate.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:30:01 EST news249308751 (HealthDay) -- Doctors may have a leg up on baldness: Transplanting hair from a patient's legs to his head for what may be a more natural look. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-men-legs-source-hair-transplants.html Medical research Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:20:02 EST news249148454 (HealthDay) -- Chronic leg ulcers (CLUs) that don't heal after three months of appropriate treatment have an overall skin cancer frequency of 10.4 percent, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in the Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-skin-cancer-frequency-chronic-leg.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:52:40 EST news249137547 An itch is just an itch. Or is it? New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-body-pleasure.html Medical research Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:04:14 EST news246881039 Promising findings on a novel combination treatment approach for a chronic type of skin lymphoma are being published today (embargoed for 4 pm) in JAMA's Archives of Dermatology by clinical researchers from Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-treatment-skin-lymphoma.html Cancer Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:30:01 EST news246020959 A new study from the American Cancer Society finds recent declines in melanoma mortality rates in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. mainly reflect declines in those with the highest level of education, and reveals a widening disparity in melanoma mortality rates by education. The authors say the findings call for early detection strategies to effectively target high-risk, low-educated, non-Hispanic White individuals. The study is published Online First by Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-declines-melanoma-deaths-limited.html Cancer Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:00:08 EST news245926654 Among patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, treatment options that are most compatible with their personal and professional life appear to be most important, and treatment location appears more important than probability and magnitude of treatment outcome, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-importance-treatment-outcomes-varies-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:08 EST news241102663 Tech-savvy teens with acne used their medicine more frequently when they also took part in a web-based survey, a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-power-internet-teens-acne.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:43:03 EST news239280175 The pigmented cells called melanocytes aren't just for making freckles and tans. Melanocytes absorb ultraviolet light, protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun. They also are the cells that go haywire in melanoma, as well as in more common conditions as vitiligo and albinism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-lab-made-skin-cells-aid-transplantation.html Medical research Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:45:55 EST news238855546 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology has found that, despite previous information, the UVA radiation used in tanning beds may cause more damage to the skin that was originally thought. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-tanning-beds-greater-thought.html Cancer Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:39:03 EST news237469058 Most outpatient visits for pediatric psoriasis in the United States are made by white children ages 8 years and older and are made to dermatologists and pediatricians, but the treatment approach may differ by physician specialty and patient age, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-pediatric-psoriasis-outpatient-health-delivery.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:30:58 EST news235672241 Compared with oral corticosteroids, use of the beta-blocker propranolol for treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IHs) was associated with higher rates of lesion clearance, fewer adverse effects, fewer surgical interventions after treatment, and lowers cost, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-beta-blocker-outcomes-treatment-infantile-vascular.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:38:30 EST news232648697 As an individual's level of vitamin D increases, the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) seems to increase as well, although factors such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure may complicate the relationship, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-vitamin-d-skin-cancer-relationship.html Health Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:37:47 EST news232648650 Among Latinos living in the United States, acculturation is associated with sunscreen use, but not with use of sun-protective clothing, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-relationship-acculturation-sun-safe-behaviors-latinos.html Cancer Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:29:37 EST news230225352 Cheap, convenient and casual, baseball caps and flip-flops have a trendy charm. Those qualities make them must-wear accessories for teens, outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners or anyone trying to keep cool during the sweltering days of summer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-popular-warm-weather-attire-delicate-skin.html Cancer Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:13:16 EST news227783584 Doctors warned of a potential public health epidemic in a recent report on patients in Los Angeles and New York who developed serious skin reactions after smoking or snorting cocaine believed to be contaminated with a veterinary medication drug dealers are using to dilute, or "cut," up to 70% of the cocaine in the U.S. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-adulterated-cocaine-skin-reactions.html Medical research Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:45:27 EST news227781905 New research from North Carolina State University shows that a "gatekeeper" protein plays an important role in skin-cancer prevention in humans and lab mice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-lack-gatekeeper-protein-linked-skin.html Cancer Wed, 18 May 2011 11:08:31 EST news224935690 (Medical Xpress) -- What’s fashionable, but sometimes fatal? Sun tanning, apparently – at least among well-off young white women. In the United States, more than 90 percent of the most deadly skin cancers – malignant melanomas – occur in the white population. Among young women the incidence is rising most rapidly. The risk of melanoma already has more than doubled among girls and women ages 15 to 39 over the past three decades. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-deadly-skin-cancers-young-women.html Cancer Wed, 11 May 2011 08:39:12 EST news224321698