Archive for the ‘Dermatology’ Category
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Many of us when confronted with an acne pimple on our faces may well decide to pop it. That would be a foolish move. The act of popping an acne pimple encourages the spread of the bacteria and other irritants inside that same pimple. The affected skin might ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Schering-Plough Corporation announced that the European Commission (EC) has adopted a Decision approving an extension of one therapeutic indication of AERIUS® (desloratadine) for the current European Union (EU) 27 member states as well as Iceland and Norway. The Commission Decision broadened the indications for AERIUS to cover not only "chronic ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
When a youth suffers from teenage acne, he or she often receives countless suggestions, suggestions about the best way to treat that acne. Yet those who must deal with teenage acne seldom invite such suggestions. What they really need is a ray of hope, assurance that they will not need ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
An effective acne treatment must attack the root cause of acne - the excess oil that forms in the skin. That excess oil comes from glands in the skin. Those glands contain the natural chemicals that are needed for the formation of skin oils. An effective acne treatment must either ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
New study results released by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) show the top procedures performed by dermasurgeons are skin cancer repair and reconstruction surgeries. According to the 2007 Procedure Survey conducted among 3,176 ASDS members, the top five procedures performed by ASDS dermasurgeons ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Even though at least 50% of adults suffer from some type of adult acne, society has not given that common medical problem a great deal of attention. While changing hormone levels are usually associated with teenagers, the hormones of the adult also undergo changes. A fluctuating hormone level in a ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
More than 40 years ago, chilren watched films with an animated character named Jiminy Cricket. He represented the conscience of the film's main character. He was a little voice saying "do this,"or "do that." Self esteem can be viewed as a little voice. A person's self esteem tells him ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
A new study presented at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting shows that a proprietary blend extracted from canola, Dermytol(TM), produces a pronounced reduction of malignant melanoma cell growth. Dermytol(TM), a proprietary compound developed by KGK Synergize Inc., a biotechnology company in Ontario Canada, is designed to protect skin cells from ...
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
In the first comprehensive study of the genetic basis of psoriasis, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered seven new sites of common DNA variation that increase the risk of the troublesome skin condition. They also found that variations in one genetic region link psoriasis ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
ZAPZYT® Skin Care Products, distributed by Waltman Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an industry leader in the battle against teen acne, is now entering the adult acne category with the launch of Adult Acne Clearing Gel by ZAPZYT®. ZAPZYT's goal is to provide consumers with a high quality product that reduces and prevents ...
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