The latest Dermatology News articles published daily. Includes news on skin disorders, conditions, and protection. Some of the topics covered include Skin Cancer, Dermatitis, Acne, Eczema and Psoriasis .
Swimmer Needs 20 Stitches After Pelican Crashed Into Her
11 May 2008
Debbie Shoemaker, 50, was swimming off the Florida coast in Treasure Island waters, near St. Petersburg, when a pelican which was apparently diving for fish crashed into her by mistake and tore a gash into Shoemaker's cheek with its long beak...
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MGH Dermatologists First In New England To Offer New Laser Treatment
09 May 2008
Dermatologists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are using a powerful new type of laser to evaporate patients' wrinkles and sun damage with fewer treatments. Called Fraxel re:pair™, this novel technology has roots in the Boston area...
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Skin Flaps Deliver Cancer-Fighting Therapy, ASPS Study Reveals
09 May 2008
Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a study in the May issue of Plastic...
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