Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/dermatology/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241017.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241017.phpManuka honey could help clear chronic wound infections and even prevent them from developing in the first place, according to a new study published in Microbiology. The findings provide further evidence for the clinical use of manuka honey to treat bacterial infections in the face of growing antibiotic resistance...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241051.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241051.php A report compiled by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee slates tanning salons for not making the risks clear to their customers. The committee asked for a thorough investigation to find out whether tanning salons across the country make it clear to their clients the health issues associated with the services they offer...Dermatology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241044.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241044.phpBasal cell carcinoma is a form of skin cancer caused by regular sun exposure, or other ultraviolet radiation, which starts in the top layer of the skin (epidermis), is usually painless and grows slowly. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new drug named Erivedge (vismodegib) for the treatment of adult patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer...Melanoma / Skin Cancer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240944.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240944.phpOn Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of drug to treat adult patients with advanced basal-cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. The drug's generic name is vismodegib and was developed by the US part of Roche Holding AG. It will be sold in the US by Roche's South San Francisco-based Genentech under the brand name Erivedge...Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240978.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240978.phpA study published Online First by The Lancet has found that children with burn injuries covering 60% or more of their total body surface area (TBSA) are at a much higher risk of experiencing severe complications or death. The authors urge the need for more attention to be given to such patients, with more vigilant and improved forms of therapy...Dermatology Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240981.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240981.phpGil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D...Dermatology Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240919.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240919.phpNew research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location...Dermatology Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240870.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240870.phpA multi-university research group which includes several University of Notre Dame faculty and graduate students, has recently published a paper detailing new work on the analysis and dating of human bruises. The research, which is funded by the Gerber Foundation, will have particular application to pediatric medicine, as bruise age is often key evidence in child abuse cases...Dermatology Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240829.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240829.phpA new study unravels key signals that regulate protective and sometimes pathological inflammation of the skin. The research, published online in the journal Immunity by Cell Press, identifies a "gatekeeper" that, when lost, can cause inflammatory skin disease in the absence of injury or infection...Dermatology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240776.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240776.phpThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a comprehensive study of an unexplained skin condition commonly referred to as Morgellons and found no infectious agent and no evidence to suggest an environmental link. The full results are reported in the Jan. 25 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE...Dermatology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240751.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240751.phpHuman skin is the body's first line of defense and often mirrors the health, nutritional status and age of a person. Over time, skin shows signs of aging due to the gradual breakdown of collagen and elastin. However, skin can be rebuilt and made healthier no matter one's age...Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240652.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240652.php A study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that most pre-adolescent children do not regularly use sunscreen, and worse, many suffer from sunburn at some point during their childhood...Melanoma / Skin Cancer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240646.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240646.phpAround 7.5 million Americans, which is about 2.2% of the population, suffer from psoriaris, an autoimmune disease causing red, flaky skin...Arthritis / Rheumatology Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240588.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240588.php The pharmaceutical company Ferrer has received approval to start phase III human trials of ozenoxacin, formulated as a topical treatment for infectious skin conditions. In February 2012, participants are expected to enter the multicenter, randomized, placebo controlled, parallel, double-blinded superiority clinical study, which is scheduled to complete in 2013...Dermatology Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240457.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240457.phpUC Davis Health System dermatologists, using videoconferencing technology known as telemedicine, have determined that live interactive consultations can improve clinical outcomes for patients because they usually involve beneficial changes in medical diagnosis and disease management that otherwise might not occur...IT / Internet / E-mail Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240421.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240421.phpPromising findings on a novel combination treatment approach for a chronic type of skin lymphoma are published in JAMA's Archives of Dermatology by clinical researchers from Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine...Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240407.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240407.phpAccording to a report in the January issue of Archives of Dermatology, the use of live interactive teledermatology consultations can lead to improved clinical outcomes for patients, with most the consultations resulting in changes in diagnosis and disease management...Dermatology Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240335.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240335.phpA Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients. Contrary to expectations, patients who died from their injuries had lower inflammatory responses in their lungs than patients who survived...Respiratory / Asthma Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240273.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240273.phpAccording to a study published December 22 in Cell, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found out how sense of touch is connected in the nervous system and skin. These findings provide new opportunities for understanding how the brain gathers and processes information from hairy skin. David Ginty, Ph.D...Neurology / Neuroscience Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240056.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240056.phpResearch has just been published showing that silk produced by transgenically-engineered silkworms in the laboratory of Malcolm Fraser, Jr., professor of biological sciences at University of Notre Dame, exhibits the highly sought-after strength and elasticity of spider silk. This stronger silk could possibly be used to make sutures, artificial limbs and parachutes...Dermatology Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240024.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240024.phpAccording to an investigation published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, antiestrogen supplements may lower the risk of women with breast cancer developing melanoma. The Swiss Research Foundation against Cancer, a nonprofit group, funded the investigation...Melanoma / Skin Cancer Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239922.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239922.phpA study published in the December issue of the Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals reveals that, cancer survivors have a higher chance of developing cutaneous melanoma (CM), one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer. Individuals with previously diagnosed melanoma are at the highest risk...Melanoma / Skin Cancer Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239923.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239923.phpAccording to a study published Online First by Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, a survey of young women indicates that those who use sunless tanning products spent less time tanning in the sun or under UV lamps, especially those who use sunless tanning products a lot...Dermatology Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239911.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239911.phpAn investigation published Online First by the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals reveals that the onset action of two botulinum neuromodulators both improved the appearance of crow's feet (lateral orbital rhytids) even though one appeared to produce greater improvement than the other...Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239877.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239877.phpWound healing requires complex interactions between cells resident at the damaged site and infiltrating immune cells. As healing progresses, the growth of new blood vessels is critical to provide nutrients and oxygen...Dermatology