News tagged with dermatologist
Pediatricians endorse new acne treatment guidelines
(HealthDay)—Pimples have long been the bane of teenage existence, but pediatricians say there is now enough evidence on effective treatments to put out the first guidelines on battling acne in children.
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May 06, 2013 |
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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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Medicaid-insured children have limited access to dermatologists, researchers find
A recent Saint Louis University study revealed that Medicaid-insured children with eczema, an inflammatory skin condition that affects 20 percent children in the United States, do not have easy access to dermatologists.
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Apr 29, 2013 |
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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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AAD: Older men should screen themselves for skin cancer
(HealthDay)—Men aged 50 years or older are more likely to be diagnosed with invasive melanoma by a dermatologist than to detect it themselves; and they are less likely to seek a skin cancer screening due ...
Cancer
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Majority of Missouri tan salons allow pre-teens
A survey of tanning salon operators in Missouri shows that 65 percent would allow children as young as 10 to 12 years old to use tanning beds. That's despite evidence that any tanning bed use increases the risk of all skin ...
Pediatrics
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Study finds no tie between acne drug accutane and Crohn's, colitis
(HealthDay)—A new study counters the notion that the prescription acne drug Accutane raises the risk of Crohn's disease or colitis in women.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 20, 2013 |
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A step forward in the treatment of chronic urticaria
An international study involving dermatologists from the Hospital del Mar and Spanish subjects has concluded that a drug normally used to treat severe bronchial asthma caused by allergies (Omalizumab) rapidly eliminates the ...
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Mar 20, 2013 |
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Melanoma rates rising in US children
(HealthDay)—Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, doesn't usually occur in kids, but a new study shows that it's happening more often.
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Apr 03, 2013 |
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New findings break tanning misconceptions: 'There is no such thing as a safe tan'
A new study conducted by GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) researchers Edward C. De Fabo, Ph.D., Frances P. Noonan, Ph.D., and Anastas Popratiloff, M.D., Ph.D., has been published in the journal Nature Communications. Their ...
Cancer
Jul 23, 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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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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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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'Strawberry' birthmarks grow rapidly when babies just weeks old, study finds
Strawberry-shaped birthmarks called infantile hemangiomas grow rapidly in infants much earlier than previously thought, Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco, researchers found. Their study, published online ...
Cancer
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Delays in diagnosis, variations in treatment for morphea
(HealthDay)—Patients with localized scleroderma (morphea) often experience delay in diagnosis and variability in treatment that is based more on the specialty of the provider than disease characteristics, ...
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Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails.
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