Primary Care Physicians Believe Dermatologists More Qualified Than Plastic Surgeons
Medscape (10/17, Hitt) reports, "Primary care physicians (PCPs) believe dermatologists to be more qualified than plastic surgeons, otolaryngologists, and ophthalmologists to perform a variety of cutaneous cosmetic and surgical procedures, according to a new study"...
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Indoor Tanning Linked to Skin Cancer
We all know that indoor tanning is dangerous. Check out this case study conducted by the British Medical Journal. Their study found, "these cancers include basal-cell carcinomas and squamous- cell carcinomas, 2 common types on non-melanoma skin cancers. People who...
MD Anderson Announces Effort Against 8 Forms Of Cancer, Including Melanoma.
The AP (9/21, Marchione) reports that the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, "the nation's largest cancer center, is launching a massive 'moonshot' effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space...
L’Oreal Warned of False Promotion by FDA
The Wall Street Journal (9/12, B3, Dooren, Glazer, Subscription Publication) reports that in a letter dated Sept. 7, the FDA warned L'Oréal's Lancôme USA subsidiary that its online ads falsely promotes anti-wrinkle products as having medical benefits. Quoting from the...
Bacteria In Ink Linked To Outbreak Of Infected Tattoos
The AP (8/23) reports, "An outbreak of infected tattoos has led to an unlikely source: the ink." Now, "with the growing popularity of tattoos, health officials say they are seeing more cases of a nasty skin infection caused by a common bacteria traced to the ink. In...
New Melanoma Vaccine Looks Promising
According to an article posted in Dermatology Daily, from the American Academy of Dermatology, reports that a new vaccine from Amgen called TVEC, which harnesses the power of a patient's own immune system, appears to have some effect in controlling melanoma on a local...
5 Easy-to-Miss Sunscreen Spots
1. Around and Between your Eyes. Afraid it will burn? Elta MD Sunscreen is guaranteed to not burn or sting if it gets in your eyes. Twenty percent of skin cancers on the face develop on the eyelids. 2. Lips. Use a waxy lip palm with SPF 30 and apply it often. Even...
Study: Basal Cell Carcinoma Should Be Viewed As A Chronic Disease.
HealthDay (8/3, Gray) reports that a 1,100-patient study published online July 19 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology "affirms that basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, should be viewed as a chronic disease." Not only did researchers find...
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