A variety of skin disorders are often misdiagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum, resulting in treatments that could be potentially harmful, according to a new study. “Pyoderma
Roche Laboratories and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have extensively revised the safety labeling for isotretinoin (Accutane). The acne drug’s labeling has changed
Reversing a longstanding downward trend, overall rates of primary and secondary syphilis in the US appear to be increasing again and this has federal health
Over one-half of necrobiosis lipoidica patients who are unresponsive to corticosteroids show improvement with topical psoralen plus ultraviolet A. Necrobiosis lipoidica is a rare skin
A new study published online in the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery shows that the combination, topical therapy 3% erythromycin/5% benzoyl peroxide, commonly known
Young children with atopic dermatitis may react the first time they eat egg, indicating a challenge should be performed in a protected environment. Italian researchers
Twice daily treatment with Valtrex® (valacyclovir HCl) caplets is effective in suppressing genital herpes recurrences in HIV-infected patients, according to data presented at the Infectious
Deficiency in the expression of antimicrobial peptides in the skin may play a role in the susceptibility of patients with atopic dermatitis to skin infection
Impaired sweat response is related to an abnormal sudomotor axon reflex in patients with atopic dermatitis. Administration of topical corticosteroids appears to reverse the abnormal
For patients with disseminated malignant melanoma, fotemustine seems to offer some advantage in terms of response rate, safety and time to brain metastasis compared to
Disseminated malignant melanoma is more sensitive to chemotherapy in women–particularly elderly women–than in men, research presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology congress showed.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 18 – A mixture of arginine, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate and glutamine enhances wound collagen production in healthy elderly patients, researchers report. Dr.
Cathy Tokarski Oct. 18, 2002 (San Diego) Although many family physicians have sought a one-year extension to comply with the electronic transaction rule under
By Ori Twersky WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Oct 18 – The US Senate late on Thursday confirmed Bush administration health advisor Dr. Mark B. McClellan as
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 18 – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s antibiotic Tequin (gatifloxacin) has received an additional US approval as a treatment for uncomplicated skin
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is moving in the right direction to determine the overall safety and efficacy of the current
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 15 – Mass screening for melanoma would be more effective with improved outreach to men who are 50 years of
By Ned Stafford FRANKFURT (Reuters Health) Oct 15 – Adults who as children were vaccinated against smallpox and/or tuberculosis are at less risk for melanoma
By Alison Palkhivala Special to DG News PHOENIX, AZ — October 15, 2002 — A clear pattern of laboratory findings has yet to be determined
Cathy Tokarski Oct. 10, 2002 Minnesota’s Board of Medical Practice has reprimanded a physician who prescribed Viagra over the Internet to a patient he