Commentary: Treatment of Facial Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation with Facial Acne in Asian Patients Using a Novel QâSwitched NeodymiumâDoped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser
Andrei Metelitsa, MD, has indicated no significant interest with commercial supporters (Source: Dermatologic Surgery)...
POSTED 08/31/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Report: In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes isolated from acne patients in northern Mexico
Abstract (Source: International Journal of Dermatology)...
POSTED 08/31/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Medicis Announces Approval Of Additional Strengths Of Solodyn(R)
Medicis (NYSE:MRX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved additional strengths of SOLODYN(R) (minocycline HCl, USP) Extended Release Tablets in 55 mg, 80 mg and 105 mg dosages for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age and older. The Company believes all forms of SOLODYN currently approved for use, including the 55 mg, 80 mg and 105 mg dosages, are covered by its patent rights, which include several issued patents and two patent applications for which the U.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 08/31/2010 at 03:00 AM --
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Health headlines: Take care when sledding and treating acne
Ho-Ho-Hold on! Though often associated with fun times, hot chocolate and one jolly toy provider, sleds are actually quite dangerous. Sledding causes about 20,000 injuries each winter, especially among boys 10-14 who account for over half of all accidents.
Acne meds tied to inflammatory bowel disease A British study indicates that teens who took a commonly used skin medication appear to be at a higher risk for contracting inflammatory bowel disease. According to the study, out of a control group of just over 200 participants taking a tetracycline-based dermatological pill, 152 were diagnosed with IBD.
Can fishy baby food make life long fish fans? University researchers have created a new brand of baby food made from wild salmon. Creators hope that by introducing young, still developing tast......
POSTED 08/28/2010 at 08:26 AM --
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Proteomic identification of secreted proteins of Propionibacterium acnes
Conclusions:
Our proteomic investigations have revealed that the P. acnes secretome harbors several proteins likely to play a role in host-tissue degradation and inflammation. Despite a large overlap between the secretomes of all four P. acnes phylotypes, distinct differences between predicted host-tissue interacting proteins were identified, providing potential insight into the differential virulence properties of P. acnes isolates. Thus, our data presents a rich resource for guiding much-needed investigations on P. acnes virulence factors and host interacting properties. (Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles)...
POSTED 08/26/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Lipid Mediators in Acne
Multiple factors are involved in acne pathogenesis, and sebum secretion is one of the main ones. The role sebum plays in acne development has not been completely elucidated yet; however, increasing amounts of data seem to confirm the presence of alterations in sebum from acne patients. Altered ratio between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids has been indicated as an important feature to be considered in addition to the altered amount of specific fatty acids such as linoleic acid. Furthermore, particular attention has been focused on squalene peroxide that seems to be able to induce an inflammatory response beyond cytotoxicity and comedones formation. Moreover, recent data suggest that lipid mediators are able to interfere with sebocytes differentiation and sebogenesis through the activa......
POSTED 08/25/2010 at 03:47 AM --
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Pioneering new treatment takes skin from ears, makes acne scars disappear
Acne is a hugely debilitating condition that affects around 90 per cent of young people at some point in their teens and early 20s. (Source: the Mail online | Health)...
POSTED 08/23/2010 at 07:19 PM --
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Retrospective study examines association between acne medications and risk of IBD
Source: American Journal of Gastroenterology
Area: News
According to the findings of a retrospective cohort study published early online in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, the use of oral tetracyclines to treat severe acne may be linked to a small increase in the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The authors do however emphasise that this is 'a rare outcome'.
The authors note that an association between isotretinoin and IBD has previously been shown. As the majority of people prescribed isotretinoin for acne would have previously received treatment with extended courses of antibiotics, the authors sought to determine whether antibiotic use could have been a confounding variable in these previous studies.
Using the Health I......
POSTED 08/22/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Common acne treatments linked to bowel problems
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acne is a difficult enough burden for a young person to bear. Now there's evidence that antibiotics commonly prescribed to help control severe breakouts may, in a very small number of patients, lead to inflammatory bowel disease. (Source: Reuters: Health)...
POSTED 08/20/2010 at 11:13 AM --
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Common Acne Treatments Linked to Bowel Problems
Acne is a difficult enough burden for a young person to bear. Now there's evidence that antibiotics commonly prescribed to help control severe breakouts may, in a very small number of patients, lead to inflammatory bowel disease.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Acne, Antibiotics, Crohn's Disease (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)...
POSTED 08/20/2010 at 10:13 AM --
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Alternative use of Bisphosphonate Therapy for Rheumatic Disease.
Authors: Le Goff B, Berthelot JM, Maugars Y, Romas E
Bisphosphonates are widely use for pathologies such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease or bone metastasis. However, their potent antiresorptive properties open new therapeutic opportunities for other conditions associated with an increased focal or systemic bone remodelling. Moreover, apart from their antiresorptive activity, bisphosphonates could also have others properties through a specific analgesic or anti-inflammatory effect. Thus, rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthritis or SAPHO syndrome (acronym for synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis) that are associated with systemic and sometimes focal bone loss could be good candidates for bisphosphonate therapy. Other non-inflammatory rheumatic dis......
POSTED 08/19/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Treating Acne Vulgaris: Systemic, Local and Combination Therapy
Is light therapy the future of acne management? Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)...
POSTED 08/17/2010 at 05:36 AM --
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Development and Validation of Skindex-Teen, a Quality-of-Life Instrument for Adolescents With Skin Disease [Study]
Conclusions These data provide evidence of construct, content, and face validity for Skindex-Teen, a new quality-of-life instrument for adolescents with skin disease. Test-retest reliability was verified, and responsiveness at 4 weeks was shown for total scores and the psychosocial functioning scale scores. (Source: Archives of Dermatology)...
POSTED 08/16/2010 at 02:51 PM --
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Dimensions of patient needs in dermatology: subscales of the patient benefit index
This study aimed to establish subscales of the PBI on the basis of independent and consistent treatment need dimensions. The
PBI was used in a cross-sectional study involving n = 500 patients with ten distinct skin diseases, and in a longitudinal acne therapy study (n = 925). PBI dimensions were extracted by factor analysis and varimax rotation in both studies independently, using the longitudinal
study data for replication. Factor analysis revealed largely similar need dimensions in both studies. The five-dimensional
solution found in the cross-sectional study explained 63.0% of the variance. The need dimensions were named as reducing psychological
impairments, reducing social impairments, reducing impairments due to therapy, reducing physical impairments, and buil......
POSTED 08/16/2010 at 01:02 PM --
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (or Acne inversa) with autosomal dominant inheritance is not linked to chromosome 1p21.1â1q25.3 region
Please cite this paper as: (Source: Experimental Dermatology)...
POSTED 08/13/2010 at 12:41 AM --
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Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2010
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Post Shingles Pain
Pediatric Acne (Ages 9-11) (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Health News)...
POSTED 08/12/2010 at 11:34 AM --
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Ombudsman Welcomes Release Of Adverse Reaction Reports By the European Medicines Agency
BRUSSELS, 11 August 2010 - The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos
Diamandouros, has welcomed the announcement of the European
Medicines Agency (EMA) that it will release documents related to a
drug used to treat severe forms of acne. The complainant,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)...
POSTED 08/12/2010 at 09:30 AM --
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Dermalogica's Annet King: Advice for back acne sufferers
(Source: Monsters and Critics Consumerhealth News)...
POSTED 08/10/2010 at 06:24 PM --
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Biopolymer Scaffolds for Use in Delivering Antimicrobial Sophorolipids to the Acne Causing Bacterium Propionibacterium acnes.
In this study we demonstrated that different biopolymer matrices could be used to produce SL composite films that exert various antimicrobial efficiencies against P. acnes. Increasing SL concentrations in poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and PHB-co-10%-3-hydroxyhexanoate (PHB/HHx) resulted in noticeably improved (PHB/HHx was best) antimicrobial activity based on the size of the zones of inhibition using an overlay plating technique on synthetic growth medium. However, increasing concentrations of SLs in PHB and PHB/HHx films also increased film opacity, which diminishes the appeal for use especially in visible (facial) areas. Pectin and alginate improved the transparent character of SL composite films while also acting as successful carriers of SLs to P. acnes. The lactone form of the SLs prov......
POSTED 08/10/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Birth Control: So, What's out There?
There are many options available for birth control, and it can be confusing to sort through the different kinds. In order for it to be most effective for you, it has to be an option that works well for you.
There’s more to it than just how well it works to prevent pregnancy. For example, pills can work well and have other beneficial side effects, but if you are someone who can’t remember to take a pill every single day, it’s probably not the best choice. Likewise, abstinence (not having sexual intercourse) is 100% effective, free, and prevents sexually transmitted infections, but it’s not necessarily a realistic-or lifelong-option!
This discussion is going to be limited to reversible birth control methods, meaning ways to prevent pregnancy that c......
POSTED 08/10/2010 at 10:16 AM --
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