Skin Care Treatment

Delayed Reactions from Dermal Fillers Underestimated

Kathleen Blanchard RN — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:14:21 -0600

Delayed reactions from popular dermal fillers, injected into the skin for wrinkle reduction, may be underestimated, putting many women at risk for adverse events, such as scarring, Bell's palsy, and lumpy faces. According to statistics from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Millions of people seek skin treatments every year from dermal fillers.

Instant Wrinkle Removers Are Fillers With Side Effects

hareyan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:33:19 -0600

What are instant wrinkle removers anyway? While many people are interested in instant wrinkle removers FDA is now more interested in the safety and the serious side effects of these cosmetic beauty products. Also consider the fact that they don't work.

Helping Consumers Sort Through Cosmeceutical Conundrum

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:13:29 -0600

When it comes to cosmeceuticals, consumers are bombarded by marketing claims that often fail to live up to their hype. Banking on promises that a product can "reverse the aging process" or "deliver the results of a facelift" leads consumers to spend billions of dollars each year to try an array of anti-aging skin care products. Their hope is that one day they will find a product that actually lives up to its claims.

Enhanced Cosmetic Procedures Give Patients More Options

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:12:09 -0600

To satisfy the public's quest for younger-looking skin, the marketplace for cosmetic procedures has expanded dramatically over the years, with little signs of slowing down. From new facial fillers that produce longer-lasting results to at-home treatments that can temporarily remove unwanted hair, the average consumer now has many choices when it comes to improving their appearance.

Selecting Antibiotics For Skin Structure Infection Treatment

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:29:15 -0600

Arlington Medical Resources (AMR) and Decision Resources find that with the rising incidence of skin infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an overwhelming majority of surveyed physicians indicate that the most important attribute influencing antibiotic selection in skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) is activity against MRSA.

Other factors that influence drug selection include an agent's skin penetration and its ability to avoid the development of resistant pathogens.

FDA Urged To Conduct Full Scale Safety Review Of Nanoparticles In Sunscreen

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:25:20 -0500

Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today released new product tests showing that 4 out of 5 sunscreens that claimed not to contain nanoparticles actually do contain them. Consumers Union urged the FDA to require a full safety assessment, stating that the nanoparticles appear widespread in mineral-based sunscreens and are difficult to avoid in these products.

Trial Confirms Efficacy, Safety Of Intravenous Iclaprim As Skin Infection Treatment

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:15:06 -0500

Arpida (SWX: ARPN) today presented the combined results from two pivotal Phase III clinical trials at the 48th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)/Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 46th annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Treatment of psoriatic arthritis gets international guidelines

hareyan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:17:59 -0500

Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and patient advocates have come together to publish the first-ever international guidelines for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, a disease that mainly affects people who have psoriasis but also some people without it.

Stress may make you skin itch

hareyan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:03:36 -0500

Current research suggests that stress may activate immune cells in your skin, resulting in inflammatory skin disease. The related report by Joachim et al., "Stress-induced Neurogenic Inflammation in Murine Skin Skews Dendritic Cells towards Maturation and Migration: Key role of ICAM-1/LFA-1 interactions," appears in the November issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

Small Town Alaska Helps Heal Nation Of Its Dry Skin

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:20:01 -0500

Can one person living in a small town in Alaska help people across the nation find relief for their dry skin? The Vaseline brand thinks so and turned to Petal Ruch, mother of four, vocal instructor and resident of Kodiak, Alaska (population: 6,000) to start a word-of-mouth campaign for new Vaseline Clinical Therapy Lotion, the most efficacious lotion in the Vaseline product line. Vaseline Clinical Therapy is a prescription strength moisturizer available without a prescription, so people can "prescribe" it to themselves and others.