A prudent approach to sun
Dermatologist Joshua Fox's goal is to keep patients safe from sun damage that can -- in extremes -- lead to skin cancer. But he realizes that often means striking a balance with patients.
Cancer
Jul 04, 2012 |
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Hep B screening urged before TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy
(HealthDay) -- All patients with psoriasis should be screened for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B core antibody prior to the initiation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor therapy, according ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 01, 2012 |
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No cure in sight for US health care costs
"Every time I see what I pay for me and my family's health it makes me sick," says Fiona, a 46-year-old mother of two who -- unlike some 50 million Americans -- actually has health insurance.
Health
Jun 28, 2012 |
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More accurate method required for tracking skin cancer cases: study
Henry Ford Hospital dermatology researchers are urging caution about using claims data for identifying nonmelanoma skin cancer, suggesting that the commonly used method, which previously had not been validated, ...
Cancer
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Study finds dramatic rise in skin cancer in young adults
Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the ...
Cancer
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Tooting your horn can raise risk for skin condition
(HealthDay) -- Musicians and their instruments often make beautiful music together, but occasionally the relationship can hit a sour note: Certain parts of musical instruments may put their owners at risk ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Genes may hold the key to aging skin
(HealthDay) -- Your DNA might help dictate how your skin changes with age, one expert says.
Genetics
Mar 16, 2012 |
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A study confirms the correlation between premature alopecia and prostate conditions
Spanish scientists have confirmed that there is a clear relationship between androgenetic alopecia (common premature baldness) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a benign enlargement of the prostate that appears in aging ...
Cancer
Mar 15, 2012 |
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UVB preferred for treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis
(HealthDay) -- Ultraviolet B (UVB) is preferred by dermatologists for first-line treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in both healthy male and female patients, according to a study published in the March ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Cosmetic surgery unaffected by French implant scare: study
Cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide and unaffected by the health scare prompted by a French breast implant company that used substandard silicone, a global body of plastic surgeons said Friday.
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Jan 27, 2012 |
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New device uses light to screen for melanoma
Dermatologists will soon get some high-tech help deciding which suspicious-looking moles should be removed and checked for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Cancer
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Evaluation of pediatric psoriasis outpatient health care delivery finds some treatment variability
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 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Triple therapy regime puts patients with leukemic form of cutaneous lymphoma in remission
A three-pronged immunotherapy approach nearly doubles five-year survival among patients with rare leukemic form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, reports a new study by dermatologists from the Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman ...
Cancer
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Team decodes evolution of skin and ovarian cancer cells
A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has developed a way to uncover the evolution of human cancer cells, determining the order in which mutations emerge in them as they wend ...
Cancer
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Patients referred to dermatologists skin lesions evaluations also found to have other skin cancers
Among patients referred by non-dermatologists to dermatologists for evaluation of skin lesions suspected of being malignant, only apparently one-fifth were found to be cancerous, although dermatologists identified and biopsied ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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