NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The number of monitoring visits for patients treated for localized primary melanoma can be reduced considerably, without having much effect on spotting any…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral propranolol given for 6 months stops the growth of infantile hemangiomas and decreases their volume and coloration, according to the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Certain disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may lower the risk of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriasis, according to an observational…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight or obese children have a significantly higher prevalence of psoriasis and adolescents with psoriasis have elevated levels of blood lipids, researchers report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Methotrexate and azathioprine are similarly effective as systemic treatments for severe atopic dermatitis in adults, according to the results of a head-to-head trial…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Azathioprine has a moderate therapeutic effect in atopic dermatitis, and may also be useful for other dermatologic conditions, according to a report in…
Gary Goldenberg, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, and Medical Director of the Faculty Practice at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses the pathophysiology and approach…
Gary Goldenberg, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, and Medical Director of the Faculty Practice at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses the pathophysiology and approach…
Vincent A. DeLeo, MD, Chairman, Department of Dermatology, St Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital, New York, discusses sunscreens and FDA testing and labeling for photoprotection. The sunburn protection factor,…
Nanette B. Silverberg, MD, director of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, discusses melanoma and its increasing incidence. This has occurred in…