Psoriasis symptoms may be improved by stimulating a protein in skin cells
Psoriasis is a common, long-lasting disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick, red skin with silvery scales.
Acute bacterial skin infections treated effectively by new antibiotic
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that the antibiotic dalbavancin is as effective as vancomycin, the current standard-of-care antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial...
Study finds high risk of recurrence of two life-threatening adverse drug reactions that affect the skin – SJS and TEN
Individuals who are hospitalized for the skin conditions of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis appear to have a high risk of recurrence, according to a study in JAMA.
Observation: Tanning beds associated with vitamin D toxicity?
Tanning beds may be associated with vitamin D toxicity, according to an observation being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
FDA to require warnings on sunlamp products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final order reclassifying sunlamp products and ultraviolet (UV) lamps intended for use in sunlamp products from low-risk (class I) to...
Mystery of keloid development may be unlocked with the help of newly identified genes
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have uncovered previously unidentified genes that may be responsible for keloid scarring, a discovery that could unlock the mystery of keloid development...
Knowledge and confidence helps dentists care for scleroderma patients
A survey of dentists in Massachusetts suggests that their confidence in treating patients with scleroderma may be related to their familiarity with the autoimmune disease.
Veterans to benefit from better identification of war wound infections
War wounds that heal successfully frequently contain different microbial species from those that heal poorly, according to a paper published ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
Multiple sunburns as an adolescent increases melanoma risk by 80%
A new study published in the journal CEBP reports that experiencing five or more blistering sunburns between the ages of 15 and 20 could increase melanoma risk by 80%.
Risk of melanoma increased by indoor tanning, even without burning
People sometimes use indoor tanning in the belief that this will prevent burns when they tan outdoors.